BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival

Welcome back to BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival after another tough year! It’s time to enjoy yourself with your favourite crime fiction and true crime writers, plus some unusual suspects who also love crime.

As always, we feature the best of crime fiction with well-loved favourites and new writers, we explore issues of social justice and we look into the often murky depths of true crime. Three early evening events this year will keep you busy after hours as well. 

Hear Jane Harper joining us from Melbourne on Thursday, meet Bryan Brown as he talks to Michael Robotham on Friday night, and get your book signed by the Danger Awards winner on Saturday before hunting for Stalin’s wine cellar in dangerous Georgia.

Check out the Festival Program on our website for full session descriptions and information on the authors appearing at the festival.

You can attend most of the sessions via Zoom if you can’t make it to the Library (Zoom links will be sent via email before the festival), and we have concession tickets for those attending in person.

LIVESTREAM TICKETS

• Zoom links will be distributed to livestream ticket holders in the week of the festival.
• Only sessions in the Dixson Room and Metcalfe Auditorium at the State Library of NSW will be livestreamed - this excludes evening events.
• Recordings will NOT be available to watch right after the festival if you are unable to watch live.

OUR GIFT TO YOU

In lieu of Day Pass discounts, ticketholders who purchase in-person tickets to four daytime sessions in one day will receive a State Library Bookshop voucher for $20! 

ONLY in-person tickets to daytime sessions in the Dixson Room and Metcalfe Auditorium at the State Library of NSW will be counted towards Book Vouchers. Events NOT eligible for Book Vouchers are:

• Walking Tours (Thu, Fri, Sat, Sun)
• Friday Night on the Town (Fri)
• Champagne, Cake & Crime (Sat)
• A DANGERous Evening (Sat)
• Livestream tickets

To claim your Book Voucher/s, select the free Book Voucher ticket on the booking page. If you purchase in-person tickets to four daytime sessions on multiple days, you can claim the corresponding number of vouchers (e.g. if you book tickets to 4x Thursday sessions and 4x Saturday sessions, you can select 2x Book Voucher tickets).

NOTE: Book vouchers MUST be redeemed at the State Library of NSW Bookshop DURING the festival dates of 2-5 December. Vouchers cannot be used after the festival has passed. If you select Book Vouchers and are ineligible, they will be voided.

The Book Vouchers will be held at the festival info desk for collection during the Festival - look for us near the State Library of NSW Bookshop.

BOOKING AND VENUE INFORMATION

Please take care when booking your tickets to make sure that none of the sessions you are choosing have conflicting times - the festival has at least two events at any one time, and unfortunately, you cannot be everywhere at once!

Please choose your tickets carefully and check the dates and times, as we do not offer refunds. If you find you can no longer attend sessions to which you purchased tickets, we may be able to swap your tickets to different sessions (if they are not sold out), or change the name on your order if you would like to gift your tickets to a friend.

BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival and the State Library of NSW will be strictly complying with the most up-to-date rules from the NSW Government in regards to contact tracing, vaccinations, masks and physical distancing at the time of the festival. Please check the State Library’s Special Conditions of Entry leading up to the festival to ensure you will be able to attend and comply with the rules. These are updated as Government requirements change.

VENUES

The majority of the festival events will be held in two rooms at the State Library of NSW: the Dixson Room (entrance via Shakespeare Place) and the Metcalfe Auditorium (entrance via Macquarie Street). 

Some events will also be held in the Gallery Room (entrance via Shakespeare Place). Please read the venue name of each ticket carefully when booking your tickets.

Visit the State Library of NSW website if you'd like to plan your visit or have a look at their accessibility information ahead of the festival.

COVID PLAN

BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival and the State Library of NSW will be strictly complying with the most up-to-date rules from the NSW Government in regards to contact tracing, vaccinations, masks and physical distancing at the time of the festival. Please regularly check the COVID-19 restrictions leading up to the festival to ensure you will be able to attend and comply with the rules.

CHANGES TO THE PROGRAM

• Sydney Noir Walking Tour added to Saturday
• Meshel Laurie, Xanthé Mallett, Tony Birch and Vicky Virtue no longer appearing
• The Age of Extremes moved to Metcalfe Auditorium
• Friday Night on the Town moved to Gallery Room
• Voice of a Survivor moved to 12pm-1pm in the Metcalfe Auditorium
• Peter Papathanasiou now appearing at Fresh Blood: 2 and Why Did They Turn To Crime?
• Louisa Bennet now appearing at Champagne, Cake and Crime

If you have any questions about the festival or problems with the booking process, please email us at media@badsydney.com