Kings Cross: Red Lights and Neon Nights
While driving through the city at night, it was not uncommon to take a detour through the infamous Kings Cross to catch a fleeting glimpse of the creatures of the night: girls saturated in neon …
Pitch to an agent
IF you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to agents Tara Wynne (Curtis Brown) for a short 6-minute pitch session. If you’re at …
Pitch to a publisher
IF you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to fiction publisher Juliet Rogers (Echo Publishing) for a short 6-minute pitch session. If you’re …
Bearing witness
The voices of Black Witnesses need to be heard and heeded. In this panel, Amy McQuire talks about her new book, Black Witness, a collection of powerful essays on events and injustices affecting Aboriginal and Torres Strait …
Friends or enemies?
How do we know whether those who claim to be on our side are working for or against us? Michael Brissenden, crime novelist and journalist talks to three writers with new books in which our …
Crooked cops: Roger Rogerson and more
Roger Rogerson who died early this year is one of the best-known crooked cops in NSW – but far from the only one. This session reviews the life of the Dodger, and reflects on police corruption, the role of the media, and …
ABC RN’s The Bookshelf and the return of your favourite detectives
It’s always a pleasure to pick up a book featuring another adventure with your favourite detective. Or is it? Do writers ever feel trapped by the popularity of their fictional detective creations? Arthur Conan Doyle, …
The psychology of juries
Former Director of Public Prosecutions Nicholas Cowdery examines the jury system – its purpose, its effectiveness and the psychology of juries. He will be in conversation with Malcolm Knox, journalist, former juror and author of …
Crimes of religion
How did they get away with it? Two books describing outrageous crimes against innocence. Anne Manne’s Crimes of the Cross provides a detailed account of priests in the Anglican Diocese of Newcastle abusing children for 30 years – 30 …
Queer Crossroads: Where to from here for LGBTIQ+ Justice?
Australia entered new territory in 2023 when 19 recommendations emerged from NSW’s “world first” commission of inquiry into LGBTIQ+ hate crimes, but how well are authorities responding? Journalist Michael Burge reads the tea leaves with …