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Win a Copy of Blood Sunset by Jarad Henry
Submitted by Karen on Wed, 02/07/2008 - 10:22am.
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This month we're really happy to be able to offer a copy of Blood Sunset by Jarad Henry. This competition will be open until the 25th of July at which time we'll draw the winner.
Please follow this link: Win a Copy of Blood Sunset to enter the competition (please don't post comments here with your entry as we aren't going to get your address and we definitely don't want people posting addresses on a website 
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Submitted by Karen on Sat, 12/04/2008 - 3:01pm.
Just for a bit of fun - please have a go in our poll - add your favourite book if it's not on the list so that other's can vote for it as well
Tick your Favourite Local Book
Where to Get Started with Australian Crime Fiction
Submitted by Karen on Fri, 28/03/2008 - 10:19am.
We're often asked for recommendations on where to get started with Australian Crime Fiction or if I like X author, what other authors would be worth trying. Ages ago we put the attached list up and every now and again we go back and adjust / edit add.
If anybody has any other recommendations that they'd like to make please add some comments to the attached list. The more recommendations the better!
Pulp Fiction Press - Small Australian Press looking for submissions from local authors
Submitted by Karen on Sun, 09/03/2008 - 6:02pm.
Pulp Fiction Press is an independent Australian publisher, with national distribution in Australia and New Zealand.
They are currently accepting submissions for crime and mystery, and speculative fiction - science fiction, fantasy and horror novels.
Head off to their website for their submission guidelines, contact details and - of great help - some publisher notes.
http://www.pulpfictionpress.com.au/
Incidentally - there is a note on their site:
"As always, we’re keen to see new work, but at the moment, Pulp Fiction Press is only interested in submissions from Australian or New Zealand writers – although if there’s anyone out there from New Guinea or somewhere in the South Pacific, feel free to submit! We don’t necessarily only want stories set in Australasia, but we do want to present Antipodean voices to the world."
CHRIS NYST - GETTIN' SQUARE WRITER - NEW MOVIE PROJECT.
Submitted by sunniefromoz on Tue, 15/07/2008 - 12:57pm.
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Chris Nyst, who wrote the screenplay for the very funny Gettin' Square and author of a number of books including the Ned Kelly Award winning Crook as Rookwood will be making his directorial debut in a new movie called Crooked Business which is due to open in cinemas on September 4th.
Apparently Melbourne underworld character, Mick Gatto has seen the movie and written a review. A promotional poster for the movie quotes Gatto as saying "Sensational: Underbelly with a sense of humour."
http://www.if.com.au/News/View.aspx?newsid=1112 is a link to the full article and a another link to the trailer.
Musings on Doorstops
Submitted by sunniefromoz on Fri, 11/07/2008 - 12:51pm.
What is is with authors these days that they seem to feel the need to write mighty tomes that you need a system of pulleys to read in bed without causing yourself injury?
Remember when a book that was more than 350 pages was considered thick? When the average was around 250 pages?
I've just finished reading a doorstop. It's was over 500 pages long. It could have been less than 400 pages and not really suffered. Sometimes it feels as if the author has thrown a bit of everything (including the kitchen sink) in an effort to be worthy of the price the reader has to pay for the book. Sometimes more isn't more.
Even established writers who have developed a loyal following seem to be producing thicker and thicker books these days. Admittedly sometimes I don't mind: Reginald Hill recently wrote a 500 page plus book and I devoured every word, but he's rather exceptional.
Fortunately for me my next choice is just over 200 pages. Peter Corris' OPEN FILE. Not a spare word in sight. Every one of them used to tell the story and advance the plot.
What bliss.
So why are authors writing longer books these days? Any and all theories welcome.
15th Annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards: 2008 Women’s Crime & Mystery Short Story Competition
Submitted by Karen on Mon, 07/07/2008 - 7:15pm.
15th Annual Scarlet Stiletto Awards: 2008 Women’s Crime & Mystery Short Story Competition
$3100 worth of prizes
Harper Collins First Prize: $750 & the coveted Scarlet Stiletto Trophy Donated by Sally Brown
Kill City 2nd prize: $400
Readings Books Films Music Third Prize: $250 (voucher)
Allen & Unwin Young Writer’s Award: $250
The Kerry Greenwood Malice Domestic Award: $500
The Cate Kennedy Award for Best New Talent: $350
The Dorothy Porter Award for Innovation: $250
Pulp Fiction Bookshop: Funniest Crime Award: $150 (voucher)
Chronicles Bookshop: Best Investigative story $200
Thanks also to Spinifex Books
Story length: 5000 words max.
Entry: $10
Closing date: August 31, 2008
Judges: National Convenors, Sisters in Crime
Entry form attached
Further information: Sisters in Crime, GPO Box 5319, Melbourne 3001 or ring Carmel Shute: (03) 9537 2781 (a/h); 0412 569 356
Technorati Tags: Crime Fiction Headlines What They're Talking About What We're Talking About Australia Rank the Ned Kelly Long List
Submitted by Karen on Sat, 05/07/2008 - 4:42pm.
For a sheer bit of fun - have a go at ranking the Ned Kelly Longlist. Once the CWA release the short list we'll have another go at picking the winners like we did last year (when we had a 100% success rate I might add!)
Rank the Ned Kelly longlist - Best True Crime
Submitted by Karen on Sat, 05/07/2008 - 4:35pm.
Time to have a go at ranking the Ned Kelly longlist into the order that you preferred the books - nothing terribly startling about how this will work and we'll run another poll later on, once CWA announce the short list to see how close we can get to the final result.
This selection is the long list for Best True Crime Book
Rank the Ned Kelly longlist - Best Fiction
Submitted by Karen on Sat, 05/07/2008 - 4:33pm.
Time to have a go at ranking the Ned Kelly longlist into the order that you preferred the books - nothing terribly startling about how this will work and we'll run another poll later on, once CWA announce the short list to see how close we can get to the final result.
This selection is the long list for Best Fiction Book
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