Author Archives: Hayley Scrivenor

Upcoming event – Capital Crime, UK.

Friday 30 September 2022, 1.20pm. It’s almost time for my second appearance at an international writers’ festival for Dirt Town! Capital Crime takes place over three days in Battersea Park in London, and I can’t wait! Event 10: Whose Crime is it Anyway? Global Goliaths vs Domestic Dynamos Capital Crime’s unique debut quiz pits teamsContinue reading “Upcoming event – Capital Crime, UK.”

Upcoming event – Bloody Scotland, UK.

Friday 16 September 2022, 10.30am. I’m very excited for my first international writers’ festival for Dirt Town! I’ll be travelling to Stirling, near Edinburgh, and I can’t wait for this discussion. “This event, author Alex Gray’s choices as the best debuts of the year, is quickly becoming one of the most coveted spots in crimeContinue reading “Upcoming event – Bloody Scotland, UK.”

Upcoming event – Melbourne Writers Festival.

Sunday 11 September 2022, 12pm. I can’t wait for Melbourne Writers Festival! I’ll be appearing at a FREE event called ‘Frenemies’, with the wonderful Sulari Gentill: “The intricate, often duplicitous, webs of friendship and community are central in the gripping new crime fiction novels by Sulari Gentill and Hayley Scrivenor. Gentill’s The Woman in the Library is a twisty, self-referentialContinue reading “Upcoming event – Melbourne Writers Festival.”

Upcoming event – BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, State Library of NSW.

Thursday 8 September, 2022. Tickets are on sale now for the 2022 Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival, held over three days at the State Library of New South Wales from September 8 – 10 (Thurs – Sat). I’m appearing with Shelley Burr, Sally Bothroyd and Matthew Spencer in an event facilitated by Andy Muir atContinue reading “Upcoming event – BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival, State Library of NSW.”

Upcoming event – Mudgee Readers’ mini festival, NSW.

FRIDAY 26 August to SUNDAY 28 August 2022. I’m delighted to announce that I have rescheduled my trip to Mudgee, after a last-minute COVID-cancellation in July. Mudgee Readers’ Festival presents a program of events featuring writers writing in or about regional NSW, with a particular focus on the Central West. Admission for the full programContinue reading “Upcoming event – Mudgee Readers’ mini festival, NSW.”

Watch/listen: Hayley Scrivenor discusses Dirt Creek with Sulari Gentill for The Poisoned Pen, USA

This discussion took place on MONDAY, August 8, 2022 – 6:30pm – 7:30pm, USA Arizona time. (11:30am Sydney time on Tuesday August 9, if you were watching from Australia). Hayley Scrivenor discusses her acclaimed debut, Dirt Creek, with author Sulari Gentill and Barbara Peters, of The Poisoned Pen. I so enjoyed this conversation! You can watchContinue reading “Watch/listen: Hayley Scrivenor discusses Dirt Creek with Sulari Gentill for The Poisoned Pen, USA”

Listen: The Bookshelf, Radio National.

I was so delighted to be involved with this special edition of The Bookshelf with Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh, which was recorded live at the State Library of NSW for Radio National’s Big Weekend of Books. Writers Hayley Scrivenor, Michael Brissenden and Yumna Kassab join Kate and Cassie onstage to talk libraries, stories, trauma,Continue reading “Listen: The Bookshelf, Radio National.”

Living Arts Canberra: Dirt Town interview

I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Barbie Robinson for Living Arts Canberra. Barbie asked such great questions, and wrote a lovely review to boot. Scroll down for the review and to listen to our conversation. Hayley Scrivenor – Dirt Town / AUDIO INTERVIEW, JULY 25, 2022 Macmillan, Australia, 2022Cover design by Deborah ParryContinue reading “Living Arts Canberra: Dirt Town interview”