Looking forward to this two-day festival on the beautiful Gold Coast! Myself and nine other authors, along with publishing industry specialists, will be celebrating the best of Australian crime & mystery fiction in all its dark, gritty and gripping forms.
I’ll be appearing in the following events on Saturday 16 August:
12.00 – 1.00 pm: CHARACTERS WHO KEEP YOU GUESSING
Who keeps a mystery moving? Hayley Scrivenor and Dinuka McKenzie explore the characters that hold the story — and the reader — in suspense
Heroes with baggage, villains with charm, and suspects you’re secretly rooting for — the best crime fiction lives and dies by its characters. Hayley Scrivenor and Dinuka McKenzie delve into what makes a character compelling, how flaws drive plot, and why the most memorable figures in crime fiction often blur the line between right and wrong
3.00 – 4.00 pm: BEAUTIFUL PLACES, DARK STORIES
How setting shapes the mood, mystery, and grey areas of the story, with Ali Lowe, Hayley Scrivenor and Dinuka McKenzie
A discussion about the power of setting in novels, and how the landscape can heighten stakes, shape characters, and hide more than just bodies. From lush coastline to rural towns, these bestselling authors reveal why where a story happens is just as important as what happens
Hayley Scrivenor 