When
SundayApril 2
1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Where
Civic Playhouse
375 Hunter St
Newcastle NSW 2300
ACCESSIBILITY
Tickets
$20.00+ Transaction fee
New Blood: Crime Writers to Watch
Anna Downes talks to three writers about their critically acclaimed debut books. Matthew Spencer’s Black River sees a serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River. Shelley Burr was awarded the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association Debut Dagger for Wake, which explores how the unsolved disappearance of a girl continues to haunt a small town. James McKenzie Watson’s Denizen won the 2021 Penguin Literary Prize and is informed by his upbringing in regional NSW.
The Speakers
James McKenzie Watson
Anna Downes talks to three writers about their critically acclaimed debut books. Matthew Spencer’s Black River sees a serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River….
Matthew Spencer
Anna Downes talks to three writers about their critically acclaimed debut books. Matthew Spencer’s Black River sees a serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River….
Shelley Burr
Anna Downes talks to three writers about their critically acclaimed debut books. Matthew Spencer’s Black River sees a serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River….
Anna Downes
Anna Downes talks to three writers about their critically acclaimed debut books. Matthew Spencer’s Black River sees a serial killer preying on victims along the banks of the Parramatta River….
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