Friday 23 May, @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Free Join us for an inspiring evening celebrating the literary talent within our community! Shellharbour City Libraries will be hosting Hayley Scrivenor (Dirt Town & Girl Falling, #1 Australian Bestselling Author), Dinuka Mckenzie (The Torrent, Taken and Tipping Point, Award-Winning Author) & Camille Booker (What if I Fly? & TheContinue reading “Upcoming Event: Shellharbour City Library event, NSW”
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Upcoming Event: Sydney Writers’ Festival, NSW
I’m appearing at this year’s Sydney Writers Festival in not one, but THREE events! Come see me chat to old mate Dinuka McKenzie in an event called ‘Hayley Scrivenor: Girl Falling’ on Tuesday 20 May at Bankstown Library. Then on Thursday 22 May, I’ll be interviewing Chris Whitaker and Christian White in ‘Crafting the PerfectContinue reading “Upcoming Event: Sydney Writers’ Festival, NSW”
Upcoming Event: Newcastle Writers Festival, NSW
I’m stoked to be involved in three different events at this year’s Newcastle Writers Festival (all happening in the first weekend of April)! I’ll be hosting the ‘Modernity and Absurdity’ panel with Chris Flynn, Liam Pieper and Jane Tara. I’ll be appearing on a panel on second books with Jessie Tu and Courtney Collins, hostedContinue reading “Upcoming Event: Newcastle Writers Festival, NSW”
Upcoming Event: Manly Writers’ Festival
I’ll be appearing at Manly Writers’ Festival with Patricia Wolf – whose book Opal I am reading at the moment and really enjoying – in conversation about crime and landscape with Tim Ayliffe on Saturday 29 March! Bookings via the Manly Writers’ Fest website – hope to see you there! The Heart of the Land:Continue reading “Upcoming Event: Manly Writers’ Festival”
Listen: Girl Falling Interview with Dervla McTiernan
I loved talking with Dervla (THE Dervla McTiernan – author of What Happened to Nina?) who I admire so much as a writer for a bonus conversation as part of the latest season of the Case Closed podcast. They’ve been serialising my first novel (which means for a limited time you can listen to allContinue reading “Listen: Girl Falling Interview with Dervla McTiernan”
Listen: Case Closed podcast, USA.
Case Closed is a Macmillan podcast focused on crimes both real and imagined. On season 10, they’re publishing instalments of the audiobook of my first novel, DIRT CREEK (which is the name of my book in North America, in case you’re confused!). Follow along each week for new episodes. And there will be a veryContinue reading “Listen: Case Closed podcast, USA.”
Listen: Spotify select GIRL FALLING as a 2024 Editor’s Pick
Spotify has launched their first foray into a best of the year audiobook list as part of Spotify Wrapped, and I’m delighted to say that they’ve chosen Girl Falling as one of their Editors’ Picks. It’s also featured in their Best Mystery Audiobooks of 2024 playlist! You can listen to the audiobook NOW on Spotify asContinue reading “Listen: Spotify select GIRL FALLING as a 2024 Editor’s Pick”
USA Publication Day: Dirt Creek
Tuesday 2 August is publication day for Dirt Creek – the US edition of my first novel. (Tuesday morning is still technically hours away in the states, but it’s Tuesday morning where I am and I’m ready to celebrate!) I am a little beside myself to imagine this book in the hands of US readers.Continue reading “USA Publication Day: Dirt Creek”
Vogue Australia: 4 of Australia’s brightest authors on writing their first books
NONI REGINATO & AMY CAMPBELL – 6 JULY 2022 Few things are romanticised quite like writing a book. Whether it’s the bottomless coffee and toast drizzled with olive oil that fuels Patti Smith’s poetry as she sits in her beloved Café ‘Ino, or the wall-flowering that inspired Joan Didion’s seminal account of ’60s America in SlouchingContinue reading “Vogue Australia: 4 of Australia’s brightest authors on writing their first books”
KYD’s Culture Picks: My 2020 Favourites
Kill Your Darlings asked for my best-of for 2020, and here’s what I said: This year, I read precious few ‘new-release’ books , as I gave in to my desire simply to re-read things I knew I already loved (lockdown does that to a person, in my experience). One that strong-armed its way through was LukeContinue reading “KYD’s Culture Picks: My 2020 Favourites”
Hayley Scrivenor 