Writer, reader, author. Love to travel. Love all things books. Inheritance of Secrets @HarperCollinsAU out in 2020.
Joined September 2016
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ADELAIDE! The wonderful Fiona McIntosh is the guest at the next SA Sisters in Crime event. 27 November. Dinner and conversation. More info at link in bio, then go to Events. Bookings mandatory because dinner is included. @FMcIntosh
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At our next Sisters in Crime SA event we will have SA based best-selling author #FionaMcIntosh speak about her #1 crime novel #MirrorMan @Prakky @Sonyaspreenbate @penguinrandom @SistersinCrimeA @EssjayMorgan @fionamcintoshFM xitter.gq/intent/tweet/?text=An%…
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Scarlet Stiletto Awards shortlist 2021 announced. 241 entries whittled down to this shortlist. HUGE congrats to all writers who made it onto the list! buff.ly/3oYCPtc
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Today is #IndigenousPeoplesDay!
Join us in celebrating the incredible variety of Indigenous stories available from Orca and our distributed publishers in the U.S. 📖
Available at your favorite bookstores, ebook retailers and us.orcabook.com.
Adelaide peeps! Join other lovers of crime and short story for dinner and some interesting discussion. All welcome!
Sisters in Crime SA - The Crime Short Story events.humanitix.com/sisters…
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Congratulations @ltldrum!
WHEN WE ARE KIND is shortlisted for a 2021-2022 First Nation Communities READ award 🎉
Learn more: ow.ly/bujE50GdiJu
Congratulations @PoppyNwosu and @lkclipstone !
Today I had the honour of launching @LoveOzYA #NewReleases by @lkclipstone - Lakesedge @MacmillanAus & @PoppyNwosu - Road Tripping with Pearl Nash @WakefieldPress ❤📚
Love my writing community! CONGRATULATIONS ladies! 🎉
#Adelaide #SouthAustralia #loveozya #youngadult
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The wait is over! We can't wait to see all the celebrations that will roll out today to support #AustralianReadingHour. We hope everyone has a wonderful day as you share and discover the #StoriestheMatter. australiareads.org.au #AustraliaReads
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A brilliant shortlist this year! Congratulations to everyone on it, and massive thanks to everyone who entered. There were honestly SO many great entries it was a really tough call. #banjoprize #australianwriters
We're so thrilled to announce the shortlist for the 2021 Banjo Prize:
- My Father the Whale by Gina Perry
- The Wishbone Observer by Kathy Sharpe
- The Whispering by Veronica Lando
- The Terms of Inheritance by Michelle Upton
Winners announced 28 Sept: harpercollins.com.au/thebanj…
I loved The Good Sister. A very worthy winner. Congratulations @SallyHepworth !
Winner! Congratulations to Sally Hepworth on her 2021 Davitt Award for Best Adult Crime Novel. Arts Review says: Perhaps, like me, you’ll get to the end and be surprised that your night just disappeared. Full review here: buff.ly/3zo9Wcf @Sonyaspreenbate
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Diary date! Join us live online on 28 August at 8pm AEST as a Facebook Watch Party. Come on down! Who will win the Davitts 2021? Plus interview with wonderful @DebraOswald1 (she wrote TV series Offspring amongst other things). Just click buff.ly/2GcdCa3 at 8pm!
The Ned Kelly Awards were announced last night. So many good books in the shortlists. Huge congrats to all the winners!
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Happy #BookBirthday to our brand new books out in the world today! 🎉 Join us in celebrating this wonderful mix of exciting, educational and important stories.
You can find all these new titles at your favorite bookstores, ebook retailers or orcabook.com 📚
I can finally share that Inheritance of Secrets will be released in the US, Canada and the UK later this year. Yay!!! Happy dance!
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Happy #DisabilityPrideMonth!
At Orca, we're proud to be working to prevent ableism, promote disabled voices, increase disabled visibility in the children’s book industry and make our books as accessible as possible.
Browse our titles and formats at orcabook.com 📚
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Tune in ! Sisters in Crime celebrates 30 yrs. Tune it at 2.30 TODAY to hear Carmel Shute (Sisters founder) talk about a life in crime! buff.ly/3qRyWDy Free. Tx to U3A.
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Looking for books about disability awareness?
Check out @CBCBook's #DisabilityAwarenessBooks Showcase, featuring titles by Hannalora Leavitt, @SimonBoulerice, @Sonyaspreenbate, @MBetcherman, @darrengroth and more!
bit.ly/2QMGGc8 #CBCShowcase #kidlit
Sisters in Crime SA "Inheritance of Secrets and Deadly Secrets" - Meet the Authors, Adelaide - Everi everi.events/event/12640509-…
Author event! I’m excited to be participating in the next @SistersinCrimeA SA event. I’ll be in conversation with @BattamsSamantha and HR Kemp talking books and writing. Come join us for a drink.
