Karen from AustCrime's Blog – November 2008 Archive (2)

Murder Story in Verse Wins 15th Scarlet Stiletto Awards

A murder story in verse has won Sisters in Crime's 15th Scarlet Stiletto Award presented the tonight in South Melbourne (21/11).

Evelyn Tsitas (Canterbury, Vic), a former senior journalist at the Herald Sun, won the HarperCollins first prize of $750 plus the coveted trophy, a scarlet stiletto shoe with a steel stiletto heel plunging into a perspex mount for "Undeceive", a story about poetry, literary theft and betrayal. It also took out the Dorothy Porter Award for Innovation ($250)… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 24, 2008 at 7:18pm — No Comments

The Newstead Short Story Tattoo

Calling all short story writers, orators and lovers of words!

The Newstead Short Story Tattoo is planned for May 2009 (15th, 16th, 17th).

We need submissions from writers who wish to read their work, or storytellers / orators who wish to be a part of some live storytelling (around a big camp fire).

This is the only event in Australia that celebrates the short story alone.

The Newstead Short Story Tattoo seeks to involve community, families and… Continue

Added by Karen from AustCrime on November 7, 2008 at 12:32pm — No Comments