Dinuka McKenzie Manuscript Feedback Session
If you’re too close to your crime fiction manuscript to see it objectively, professional feedback may be the answer. Crime fiction author Dinuka McKenzie will read a 1-page (300-word) synopsis and the first 4000 words …
Pitch To An agent – Alex Adsett
If you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to agent Alex Adsett (Alex Adsett Literary) for a short (6-minute) pitch session. If you’re …
A Descent into Elizabeth Street’s Sinful Past in the Flâneur’s Footsteps
In a daring exposé titled ‘Sydney by Night’, a mysterious writer (The Flâneur) in the Sydney Morning Herald shocked readers by revealing the city’s scandalous underbelly. A world of brothels, crime, and midnight intrigue hidden in the shadows …
Dinuka McKenzie Manuscript Feedback Session
If you’re too close to your crime fiction manuscript to see it objectively, professional feedback may be the answer. Crime fiction author Dinuka McKenzie will read a 1-page (300-word) synopsis and the first 4000 words …
Pitch To A Publisher – Cassandra di Bello
If you have a completed manuscript or are well advanced on your book, BAD offers you the opportunity to talk to fiction publisher Cassandra di Bello from Allen & Unwin for a short (6-minute) pitch …
All you’ve always wanted to know about publishing
Nothing’s off limits here! From ‘What do agents actually do?’ to ‘Why did my favourite author stop getting published?’ or ‘My manuscript is special, do I need to follow the rules?’, and of course ‘It …
Fresh Blood 3: Sparkling New Crime Writing That Tackles Time And Place
Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Madeleine Cleary, and Pip Fioretti to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, …
Fresh Blood 2: Stunning Debut Crime Novels That Grapple With The Past
Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels …
Fresh Blood 1: Stylishly Original Spy Stories That Shake And Stir
Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the …
Getting your (first) book written
By the end of the workshop, you’ll be able to articulate why you write, why this project is important to you, why you’re the best person to write it and how you’re going to get …