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Category Archives: Sisters in Crime
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I’m excited to announce that my short story ‘The Teardrop Tattoos’, has been shortlisted for the 2011 Sisters in Crime Scarlet Stiletto Awards. The story is a change of pace for me. Unlike my novels, which are set in Thailand, … Continue reading
SheKilda all right
A couple of things struck me–fortunately neither a blunt object nor a stiletto–at the SheKilda Australian Women’s Crime Convention in Melbourne last weekend. So many women, including distinguished and established writers, talked about their fears and doubts when it came … Continue reading
Posted in Literary Festival, Sisters in Crime
Tagged Amanda Wrangles, Angela Savage, Carolyn Morwood, Davitt Awards 2011, Felicity Pulman, Judith Rodriguez, Katherine Howell, Kathryn Fox, Kerry Greenwood, Kylie Fox, LA Larkin, Leigh Redhead, Lindy Cameron, Malla Nunn, Margie Orford, Nicole Watson, PD Martin, PM Newton, SheKilda, Sisters in Crime Australia, Sulari Gentill, Tara Moss, women writers, work-life balance, working mother, YA Erskine
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SheKilda Again
In 2010, the Sisters in Crime Australia celebrated their tenth anniversary by holding the country’s first crime convention in the St Kilda Town Hall in Melbourne; hence the name, SheKilda. Rumour has it the SheKilda organising committee took a decade … Continue reading
Book review: Labyrinth of Drowning
I recently completed several book reviews for Sisters in Crime, the first of which was by award winning author Alex Palmer. Speaking of awards, my novel The Half-Child is in the running in this year’s Davitt Awards and has been nominated … Continue reading
Crime & Justice Festival de-brief 2009
I enjoyed the 2009 Crime & Justice Festival even more than last year’s. The crowds were bigger, the venue warmer, and it helped not being jet-lagged for the duration. I was facilitating panels rather than being a panelist this year, … Continue reading
Crime & Justice Festival Program 2009
The program for this year’s Crime & Justice festival at the Abbotsford Convent has just been released. I’ll be chairing two panels on Sunday 19 July. The first is at 10am in The Community Room under the heading “Location, Location – … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Savage, crime fiction, Literary Festival, Sisters in Crime
Tagged Fiona McIntosh, Garry Disher, Nick Gadd, Robert Gott, Robert Sims
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Australian Crime Fiction Snapshot – Angela Savage
Below is a copy of my snapshot interview as it appeared on the Crime Down Under website yesterday, with thanks to Damien Gay. Click here for links to more interviews with Australian crime writers. 1. Congratulations on the success of … Continue reading
Genre flash
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from fellow (sic.) author and Sister in Crime Lindy Cameron with an offer too good to refuse: “Prompted by a passing reference in the write-up on the Davitt Awards on Angela … Continue reading
Posted in Angela Savage, Books, Genre Flash, Sisters in Crime
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Savage and scarlet
Savage and scarlet, a female touch. This headline in the A2 section of The Age last Saturday caught my eye and not just because my surname is Savage: the first boy I ever fell in love with was called Justin … Continue reading
