Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival

Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival Showcasing the very best of Australian and International crime writing, live and online. Bad Sydney Crime Writers Festival.

July's book club pick is 'The Mushroom Tapes' by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein. 🍄Join us at the Sydne...
05/06/2026

July's book club pick is 'The Mushroom Tapes' by Helen Garner, Chloe Hooper and Sarah Krasnostein. 🍄

Join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts for a lunchtime filled with mystery and bookish chat, led by BAD Artistic Director Catherine du Peloux Menagé. 📚

Bookings essential, reading required, link below 🔗

🗓️When: Wednesday 22 July
⏰Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (arrive from 12:00pm and bring your lunch)
📚Where: Tom Keneally Centre, Level 3, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street Sydney
🏘️Address: 280 Pitt St, Sydney

https://events.humanitix.com/bad-sydney-crime-book-club-at-smsa-or-july

Award-winning crime author Natalie Conyer and expert tour guide Elliot Lindsay explore the locations of Natalie’s new cr...
02/06/2026

Award-winning crime author Natalie Conyer and expert tour guide Elliot Lindsay explore the locations of Natalie’s new crime novel 'Finding the Bones'. 🦴

Inspired by one of Sydney’s most notorious cold cases, the 1975 disappearance of activist Juanita Nielsen, Natalie’s book is a bold reimagining of what might have happened had Nielsen’s body ever been discovered. 🔍

🗓️ When: Friday 17 July
⏰ Start time: 1.45pm for a 2pm afternoon tea; tour finishes at 3.45pm
📚 Meeting point: Outside Shuk Café Elizabeth Bay
🏘️ Location: 61-69 Roslyn Gardens, Elizabeth Bay NSW 2011
💰 Cost: $35 per person

Note: all attendees must arrive at the location by 2pm to be escorted in one group to the Trebartha rooftop for afternoon tea.

For tickets and further info, head to the link in bio. 🔗

With thanks to our sponsor: Ardency Trebartha at Elizabeth Bay

31/05/2026

BAD Blackheath is coming up in a few weeks, and we couldn’t be more excited!! Grab a ticket at the link in our bio if you haven’t already 🙌

June's book club pick is 'Redbelly Crossing' by Candice Fox. 🐍Join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts for a lunc...
10/05/2026

June's book club pick is 'Redbelly Crossing' by Candice Fox. 🐍

Join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts for a lunchtime filled with mystery and bookish chat, led by BAD Board Member Sue Turnbull. 📚

Bookings essential, reading required, link below 🔗

🗓️When: Wednesday 24 June
⏰Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (arrive from 12:00pm and bring your lunch)
📚Where: Tom Keneally Centre, Level 3, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street Sydney
🏘️Address: 280 Pitt St, Sydney

https://events.humanitix.com/bad-sydney-crime-book-club-at-smsa-or-june

This month's book club pick is 'Like Follow Die' by Ashley Kalagian Blunt. 👍Join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of A...
06/05/2026

This month's book club pick is 'Like Follow Die' by Ashley Kalagian Blunt. 👍

Join us at the Sydney Mechanics' School of Arts for a lunchtime filled with mystery and bookish chat, led this month by Author and BAD Board Member Felix Shannon. 📚

Bookings essential, reading required, link below 🔗

🗓️When: Wednesday 27 May
⏰Time: 12:30 - 1:30pm (arrive from 12:00pm and bring your lunch)
📚Where: Tom Keneally Centre, Level 3, Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts, 280 Pitt Street Sydney
🏘️Address: 280 Pitt St, Sydney

https://events.humanitix.com/bad-sydney-crime-book-club-at-smsa-or-may

Journeying to Blackheath this June, BAD is returning with a criminally perfect addition to its 2026 lineup! ⛰️Featuring ...
03/05/2026

Journeying to Blackheath this June, BAD is returning with a criminally perfect addition to its 2026 lineup! ⛰️

Featuring a program packed with bestselling crime writers such as Jane Caro, Tara Moss, and Mark Tedeschi–this is a day you won't want to miss. 🕵️‍♀️

After a day of crime-filled discussions, sleuths can then head to an evening of trivia at 6pm, with signed books and wine (courtesy of Tulloch Wines) up for grabs. 🍷

Make sure to bring a packed lunch, and experience the best of crime in Blackheath with BAD! 🔍

For tickets and further info, head to the link in bio. 🔗

🗓️ When: Saturday 20 June
⏰ Start time: 10am
📚 Location: Bates Hall, Blackheath Area Neighbourhood Centre
🏘️ Cost: $140 each, $120 for concession

*note: tickets for trivia are $10 and sold separately.

03/05/2026

Hear from Felix about BAD Sydney’s upcoming May event! Tickets are on sale now – linked on our website and in our bio 📚

Want to win tickets to a crime-filled event next week? Email artsandculture@waverley.nsw.gov.au with the subject line BA...
29/04/2026

Want to win tickets to a crime-filled event next week? Email [email protected] with the subject line BAD4DERVLA for your chance to win! There are two tickets up for grabs.

📅Tue, 5 May, 6.30pm
📍Bondi Pavilion Theatre

Delve into a brand-new world of suspense and drama as international best-selling author Dervla McTiernan explores the continued popularity of the crime genre and her writing with interviewer and lover of big ideas Michaela Kalowski.

If you want to secure your spot for a wildly entertaining evening of great conversation at Bondi Pavilion, head to the 'Events' link in 's bio. Presented by Waverley Council and Gertrude and Alice Bookstore Café. With thanks to Harper Collins Australia.

Another BAD All Year event for all you Baddies that just can't get enough! 🔍Georgia Harper’s Dove asks what a day withou...
21/04/2026

Another BAD All Year event for all you Baddies that just can't get enough! 🔍

Georgia Harper’s Dove asks what a day without men might be like; Mercedes Mercier's The Couples Retreat embodies a haunting past in an ex, and Jane Caro’s Lyrebird finds more truth in nature than men. 🍂

Three of Australia’s best writers speak to the power behind women’s voices in crime fiction, and how that voice changes the violence and challenges the failure of law. Join us for what is sure to be an enthralling talk, and stay for a drink and nibbles with the speakers following their discussion. 🥂

Tickets for BAD’s Women Controlling Crime event are on sale now! Link in bio. 🔗

https://events.humanitix.com/women-controlling-crime

🗓️When: Thursday 7 May
⏰Time: 5:30pm
📚Where: Henry Carmichael Theatre (Level 1), Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts
🏘️Address: 280 Pitt Street Sydney

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