Wednesday 13 October & Wednesday 27 October @ 6pm
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- Zoom (Online Platform)
- Tickets: Free of charge but booking essential
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival is supported by the NSW Government through Create NSW.
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CHRIS HAMMER STRIKES AGAIN!
WEDNESDAY 13 OCTOBER 6.00 - 7.00PM
Join BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival to hear Chris talk online about the brand new Treasures and Dirt with Tim Ayliffe. Two free packs of all Chris’ books will be on offer from Allen & Unwin for the two best questions on the night.
Speaker: Chris Hammer
Facilitator: Tim Ayliffe
- TICKETS: Free of charge but booking essential
AUSSIE OCTOBER
AUSSIE OCTOBER
TIM AYLIFFE: THE ENEMY WITHIN
WEDNESDAY 27 OCTOBER 6.00 - 7.00PM
Tim Ayliffe’s new thriller The Enemy Within takes us inside the Australia we think we know. In the words of Stan Grant, ‘As a correspondent, I lived this world. Tim Ayliffe has written it.’ Two packs of all Tim’s books will go to those who ask the two best questions on the night thanks to Simon and Schuster.
Speaker: Tim Ayliffe
Facilitator: Chris Hammer
- TICKETS: Free of charge but booking essential
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