BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2025

Thu, 11 Sep, 9am - 13 Sep, 9pm AEST  ·  Event info

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  1. Thursday

    1. Fresh Blood 1: Stylishly Original Spy Stories That Shake And Stir - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    2. Fresh Blood 1: Stylishly Original Spy Stories That Shake And Stir - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    3. Fresh Blood 1: Stylishly Original Spy Stories That Shake And Stir - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      Thursday 11th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Author and journalist Tim Ayliffe is joined by seasoned intelligence novelist Jack Beaumont to welcome debut espionage authors Sam Guthrie and Nick Croydon in an investigation of spy writing’s new directions. From explorations of the past to cutting edge contemporary thrillers, these brand new novels have blown this popular sub-genre wide open.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    4. Fresh Blood 2: Stunning Debut Crime Novels That Grapple With The Past - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    5. Fresh Blood 2: Stunning Debut Crime Novels That Grapple With The Past - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    6. Fresh Blood 2: Stunning Debut Crime Novels That Grapple With The Past - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Author Suzanne Leal sits down with four debut authors to dissect the notion that it’s impossible to outrun the past. Bronwyn Rivers, Tanya Scott , Angie Faye Martin and Toby Schmitz have released crime novels that explore the legacies of childhood, an unsolved ten-year-old death, the disappearance of women dismissed by the police as girls running away and deaths on a luxury ocean-going ship in 1925.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    7. Fresh Blood 3: Sparkling New Crime Writing That Tackles Time And Place - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    8. Fresh Blood 3: Sparkling New Crime Writing That Tackles Time And Place - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    9. Fresh Blood 3: Sparkling New Crime Writing That Tackles Time And Place - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      Thursday 11th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Podcaster Claudine Tinellis welcomes three new authors to the BAD Sydney scene, exploring different settings, different times and different crimes. Join A L Booth, Jacquie Pham and Madeleine Cleary to discuss a post-WWI rural whodunnit, a mystery in 1920s Indochina under French rule, and the hunt for a killer in the red-light district of gold-rush era Melbourne.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    10. All You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Publishing - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    11. All You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Publishing - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    12. All You’ve Always Wanted To Know About Publishing - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      Thursday 11th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Got questions about publishing? Ask Alex Adsett, literary agent, and Georgia Harper, psychologist and writer, all you’ve always wanted to know but never dared ask.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
  2. Friday

    1. Fictionalising Murder: Women Writing About Gendered Violence - STANDARD ticket

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    2. Fictionalising Murder: Women Writing About Gendered Violence - CONCESSION ticket

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    3. Fictionalising Murder: Women Writing About Gendered Violence - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      Friday 12th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. When there is so much real-life brutality against women, why add more in novels? Journalist Sarah Macdonald joins authors Jane Caro, Jacqueline Bublitz and Mandy Beaumont to examine their fictional portrayals of gendered violence, the choices they make when deciding what to show and what to hide, and the ways they avoid traumatising readers.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    4. Bloody Histories: Reimagining The Past In Historical Crime Fiction - STANDARD ticket

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    5. Bloody Histories: Reimagining The Past In Historical Crime Fiction - CONCESSION ticket

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    6. Bloody Histories: Reimagining The Past In Historical Crime Fiction - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      Friday 12th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcasters Kate Evans and Cassie McCullagh step back in time with authors Nilima Rao, Michael Burge and Lainie Anderson to investigate century-old mystery and murder. What are the pitfalls and advantages of writing crime set in pre-WWI Fiji; a colonial Methodist outpost at Jenolan Caves, and the early 20th century Adelaide police force? This session is being recorded for The Bookshelf on ABC Radio National.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    7. The Shadow Of Abe Saffron: Showbusiness And The Criminal Underworld - STANDARD ticket

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    8. The Shadow Of Abe Saffron: Showbusiness And The Criminal Underworld - CONCESSION ticket

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    9. The Shadow Of Abe Saffron: Showbusiness And The Criminal Underworld - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      Friday 12th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Mark Morri, crime editor of The Daily Telegraph, leads a conversation with music industry legend Stuart Coupe and long-term Kings Cross writer Louis Nowra about Abe Saffron, the first ‘King of the Cross’. An examination of 50 years of mayhem that embroiled Sydney's showbiz scene in a crime wave of drugs, vice, shootings and worse.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    10. Kathleen Folbigg’s Fight For Freedom: Is this the Worst Miscarriage of Justice? - STANDARD ticket

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    11. Kathleen Folbigg’s Fight For Freedom: Is this the Worst Miscarriage of Justice? - CONCESSION ticket

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    12. Kathleen Folbigg’s Fight For Freedom: Is this the Worst Miscarriage of Justice? - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      Friday 12th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. When Kathleen Folbigg was spectacularly released after 20 years in prison, the woman labelled Australia’s ‘worst serial killer’ had her convictions overturned. Was she the victim of one of the greatest miscarriages of justice? Investigative journalist Quentin McDermott and forensic anthropologist Xanthé Mallett dissect the case with author and journalist Tim Ayliffe.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    13. Book Launch: Troy Hunter 'Gus And The Burning Stones' ticket

      Friday 12th September, 1:15PM - 1:45PM. Two firsts at BAD: our first book launch at BAD, and our first Young Adult crime writer. Join Tim Ayliffe as he talks to Troy Hunter about his second book in the Gus series over a glass of bubbles at lunchtime.

      Friday 12th September, 1:15PM - 1:45PM. Two firsts at BAD: our first book launch at BAD, and our first Young Adult crime writer. Join Tim Ayliffe as he talks to Troy Hunter about his second book in the Gus series over a glass of bubbles at lunchtime.

      Free
  3. Saturday

    1. Detecting Perspectives: Novel Points Of View In Crime Writing - STANDARD ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    2. Detecting Perspectives: Novel Points Of View In Crime Writing - CONCESSION ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    3. Detecting Perspectives: Novel Points Of View In Crime Writing - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      Saturday 13th September, 10:30AM - 11:30AM. Crime scholar Sue Turnbull chats with authors Kerry Mayne, Pip Fioretti, Amanda Hampson and Mandy Beaumont to celebrate the varied voices in their new books. Move from 1960s tea ladies to the granddaughter of a serial killer’s victim and the killer himself; from a mounted police trouper in pre-WWI rural NSW, to darkly funny women on the edge.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    4. Gone But Not Forgotten: Still Seeking Justice - STANDARD ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    5. Gone But Not Forgotten: Still Seeking Justice - CONCESSION ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    6. Gone But Not Forgotten: Still Seeking Justice - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Broadcaster Larissa Behrendt leads a conversation with journalist Lorena Allam and author Angie Faye Martin about the intersection between fact and fiction in Martin’s debut novel. The story’s Aboriginal policewoman uncovers racism and corruption beneath the murder of an Indigenous woman in a country town. This puts a sharp focus on the real disappearances and deaths of Indigenous people today.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    7. BAD Book Club - 'The Tea Ladies' by Amanda Hampson | Hosted by Suzanne Leal ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 1:10PM - 1:50PM. For the first time, we have a BAD Bookclub at the Festival. Suzanne Leal will lead the discussion of the Danger Award 2024 Best Crime book, Amanda Hampson’s The Tea Ladies. The author will be there to answer your burning questions.

      Saturday 13th September, 1:10PM - 1:50PM. For the first time, we have a BAD Bookclub at the Festival. Suzanne Leal will lead the discussion of the Danger Award 2024 Best Crime book, Amanda Hampson’s The Tea Ladies. The author will be there to answer your burning questions.

      Free
    8. Big Crime Oz: Home-Grown Hard Hitters On The Future Of The World’s Biggest Genre - STANDARD ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    9. Big Crime Oz: Home-Grown Hard Hitters On The Future Of The World’s Biggest Genre - CONCESSION ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    10. Big Crime Oz: Home-Grown Hard Hitters On The Future Of The World’s Biggest Genre - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Has outback noir gone into drought? Is the police procedural out of leads? Does psychological fiction still have its chill? Are cozies getting too comfortable? Will historical crime overtake contemporary? Kate Evans reads the tea leaves with authors Candice Fox, Chris Hammer and Michael Brissenden to see where to from here for crime writing.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    11. Crime Family, Cop Kid: Conflicts Of Interest And Moral Ambiguity In 'The White Crow' - STANDARD ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    12. Crime Family, Cop Kid: Conflicts Of Interest And Moral Ambiguity In 'The White Crow' - CONCESSION ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      $30.00
      + $1.25 fee
    13. Crime Family, Cop Kid: Conflicts Of Interest And Moral Ambiguity In 'The White Crow' - LIVESTREAM ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      Saturday 13th September, 3:30PM - 4:30PM. Ex-cop Gary Jubelin interrogates author Michael Robotham about the gripping moral dilemma in his new bestseller. Constable Philomena McCarthy is the daughter of a notorious crime boss, so she’s always walked the thin blue line. But which way will she fall when her father is accused of murder? A timely examination of loyalty, trust, and worlds colliding.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
    14. Danger Awards ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 5:00PM. Join us for the 2025 Danger Awards where we will be announcing the best in crime fiction, debut crime fiction and crime non-fiction from the past 12 months in Australia - after a drink with nibbles and two crime experts picking their top ten must-read crime books of all time.

      Saturday 13th September, 5:00PM. Join us for the 2025 Danger Awards where we will be announcing the best in crime fiction, debut crime fiction and crime non-fiction from the past 12 months in Australia - after a drink with nibbles and two crime experts picking their top ten must-read crime books of all time.

      $50.00
      + $1.75 fee
  4. Workshops

    1. Writing Workshop: Inside the Crime Writer’s Mind with Candice Fox - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Every writer wants their readers to be so hooked they keep reading all night. Candice Fox knows how to make that happen? As Australia’s thriller queen she knows what matters and shares her experience on constructing your book so readers can’t stop reading. With over a decade of bestselling publishing experience and a practical, personalised approach to teaching, Candice sets students up to get their ideas down in a straightforward and effective manner. She has a student-led style and will drill down into the topics that those in the class feel they need most.

      Thursday 11th September, 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Every writer wants their readers to be so hooked they keep reading all night. Candice Fox knows how to make that happen? As Australia’s thriller queen she knows what matters and shares her experience on constructing your book so readers can’t stop reading. With over a decade of bestselling publishing experience and a practical, personalised approach to teaching, Candice sets students up to get their ideas down in a straightforward and effective manner. She has a student-led style and will drill down into the topics that those in the class feel they need most.

      $175.00
      + $4.88 fee
    2. Writing Workshop: Inside the Crime Writer’s Mind with Candice Fox - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Every writer wants their readers to be so hooked they keep reading all night. Candice Fox knows how to make that happen? As Australia’s thriller queen she knows what matters and shares her experience on constructing your book so readers can’t stop reading. With over a decade of bestselling publishing experience and a practical, personalised approach to teaching, Candice sets students up to get their ideas down in a straightforward and effective manner. She has a student-led style and will drill down into the topics that those in the class feel they need most.

      Thursday 11th September, 10:00AM - 1:00PM. Every writer wants their readers to be so hooked they keep reading all night. Candice Fox knows how to make that happen? As Australia’s thriller queen she knows what matters and shares her experience on constructing your book so readers can’t stop reading. With over a decade of bestselling publishing experience and a practical, personalised approach to teaching, Candice sets students up to get their ideas down in a straightforward and effective manner. She has a student-led style and will drill down into the topics that those in the class feel they need most.

      $150.00
      + $4.25 fee
    3. Writing Workshop: Doing Time In Historical Crime with Michael Burge - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 11:00AM - 1:00PM. The ‘good old days’ are awash with injustice and murder, but how do today’s writers even begin to turn the past into entertaining and meaningful crime novels? Author and journalist Michael Burge looked to Australia’s violent colonial era for his latest noir The Watchnight and has expert tips on efficient research and the ways any era of history can be framed into life-enlarging, thrilling fiction. From developing prose with period flavour, to excavating memorable characters out of past societies, this session will equip you to create nuanced historical noir that transcends its setting. Bring your questions on how to overcome obstacles with your current draft, plot or concept.

      Thursday 11th September, 11:00AM - 1:00PM. The ‘good old days’ are awash with injustice and murder, but how do today’s writers even begin to turn the past into entertaining and meaningful crime novels? Author and journalist Michael Burge looked to Australia’s violent colonial era for his latest noir The Watchnight and has expert tips on efficient research and the ways any era of history can be framed into life-enlarging, thrilling fiction. From developing prose with period flavour, to excavating memorable characters out of past societies, this session will equip you to create nuanced historical noir that transcends its setting. Bring your questions on how to overcome obstacles with your current draft, plot or concept.

      $125.00
      + $3.63 fee
    4. Writing Workshop: Doing Time In Historical Crime with Michael Burge - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 11:00AM - 1:00PM. The ‘good old days’ are awash with injustice and murder, but how do today’s writers even begin to turn the past into entertaining and meaningful crime novels? Author and journalist Michael Burge looked to Australia’s violent colonial era for his latest noir The Watchnight and has expert tips on efficient research and the ways any era of history can be framed into life-enlarging, thrilling fiction. From developing prose with period flavour, to excavating memorable characters out of past societies, this session will equip you to create nuanced historical noir that transcends its setting. Bring your questions on how to overcome obstacles with your current draft, plot or concept.

      Thursday 11th September, 11:00AM - 1:00PM. The ‘good old days’ are awash with injustice and murder, but how do today’s writers even begin to turn the past into entertaining and meaningful crime novels? Author and journalist Michael Burge looked to Australia’s violent colonial era for his latest noir The Watchnight and has expert tips on efficient research and the ways any era of history can be framed into life-enlarging, thrilling fiction. From developing prose with period flavour, to excavating memorable characters out of past societies, this session will equip you to create nuanced historical noir that transcends its setting. Bring your questions on how to overcome obstacles with your current draft, plot or concept.

      $105.00
      + $3.13 fee
    5. Writing Workshop: Writing YA Mystery And Crime Fiction with Troy Hunter & Amy Doak - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. YA crime and mystery stories are so popular right now, with their fast-paced, fun, emotionally charged stories really engaging younger (and often older) readers. If you’ve ever wanted to write an Agatha Christie style page-turner for a younger audience, this is the workshop for you!

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. YA crime and mystery stories are so popular right now, with their fast-paced, fun, emotionally charged stories really engaging younger (and often older) readers. If you’ve ever wanted to write an Agatha Christie style page-turner for a younger audience, this is the workshop for you!

      $125.00
      + $3.63 fee
    6. Writing Workshop: Writing YA Mystery And Crime Fiction with Troy Hunter & Amy Doak - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. YA crime and mystery stories are so popular right now, with their fast-paced, fun, emotionally charged stories really engaging younger (and often older) readers. If you’ve ever wanted to write an Agatha Christie style page-turner for a younger audience, this is the workshop for you!

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. YA crime and mystery stories are so popular right now, with their fast-paced, fun, emotionally charged stories really engaging younger (and often older) readers. If you’ve ever wanted to write an Agatha Christie style page-turner for a younger audience, this is the workshop for you!

      $105.00
      + $3.13 fee
    7. Writing Workshop: Getting Your (First) Book Written with Lisa Kenway - STANDARD ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. You have a great idea for your first book, you may already have some words on the page, but where do you go from here? How do you keep momentum going until ‘THE END’ then keep it going through the inevitable revisions required to bring it to publication standard? In this beginner’s workshop, suitable for writers of any genre, you’ll discover strategies and resources to develop an exciting premise into a book-length project.

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. You have a great idea for your first book, you may already have some words on the page, but where do you go from here? How do you keep momentum going until ‘THE END’ then keep it going through the inevitable revisions required to bring it to publication standard? In this beginner’s workshop, suitable for writers of any genre, you’ll discover strategies and resources to develop an exciting premise into a book-length project.

      $125.00
      + $3.63 fee
    8. Writing Workshop: Getting Your (First) Book Written with Lisa Kenway - CONCESSION ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. You have a great idea for your first book, you may already have some words on the page, but where do you go from here? How do you keep momentum going until ‘THE END’ then keep it going through the inevitable revisions required to bring it to publication standard? In this beginner’s workshop, suitable for writers of any genre, you’ll discover strategies and resources to develop an exciting premise into a book-length project.

      Thursday 11th September, 2:30PM - 4:30PM. You have a great idea for your first book, you may already have some words on the page, but where do you go from here? How do you keep momentum going until ‘THE END’ then keep it going through the inevitable revisions required to bring it to publication standard? In this beginner’s workshop, suitable for writers of any genre, you’ll discover strategies and resources to develop an exciting premise into a book-length project.

      $105.00
      + $3.13 fee
    9. YA Workshop: How To Write A Crime Story - Student Edition ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 1:00PM - 2:30PM. Want to write your own crime or mystery story? Got an idea for a story with action, emotions, friendship, with a mystery at its heart? Come along to this workshop and get your crime or mystery story started!

      Saturday 13th September, 1:00PM - 2:30PM. Want to write your own crime or mystery story? Got an idea for a story with action, emotions, friendship, with a mystery at its heart? Come along to this workshop and get your crime or mystery story started!

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
  5. Manuscript Feedback

    1. Manuscript Feedback with Dinuka McKenzie | 12:00PM Session ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Join author Dinuka McKenzie for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Thursday 11th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Join author Dinuka McKenzie for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Sold out
      $250.00
      + $6.75 fee
    2. Manuscript Feedback with Dinuka McKenzie | 3:00PM Session ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 3:00PM - 4:00PM. Join author Dinuka McKenzie for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Thursday 11th September, 3:00PM - 4:00PM. Join author Dinuka McKenzie for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Sold out
      $250.00
      + $6.75 fee
    3. Manuscript Feedback with Ashley Kalagian Blunt | 12:00PM Session ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Join author Ashley Kalagian Blunt for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Saturday 13th September, 12:00PM - 1:00PM. Join author Ashley Kalagian Blunt for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Sold out
      $250.00
      + $6.75 fee
    4. Manuscript Feedback with Ashley Kalagian Blunt | 2:00PM Session ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Join author Ashley Kalagian Blunt for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Saturday 13th September, 2:00PM - 3:00PM. Join author Ashley Kalagian Blunt for a one hour, one-on-one manuscript feedback session. Please note spots are limited and if you apply to be waitlisted we will contact you. The 300-word synopsis and 4000-word manuscript (double-spaced and formatted at 12 point) must be submitted by 23 August at the latest to catherine@badsydney.com

      Sold out
      $250.00
      + $6.75 fee
  6. Crime Walks

    1. Crime Walk - A Descent into Elizabeth Street’s Sinful Past in the Flâneur’s Footsteps ticket

      Thursday 11th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM In a daring exposé titled ‘Sydney by Night’, a mysterious writer (The Flâneur) in the Sydney Morning Herald shocked readers by revealing the city’s scandalous underbelly. A world of brothels, crime, and midnight intrigue hidden in the shadows of Elizabeth Street, the old theatre district and Hyde Park. Now, over 150 years later, join historian Elliot Lindsay as he retraces the footsteps of the mysterious flâneur who dared to reveal it all. Armed with gripping tales, rare ‘then-and-now’ photographs, and the original article in hand, you will walk the very streets where secrets simmered and reputations were ruined. This is a side of Sydney was lost in time — raw, riveting, and real.

      Thursday 11th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM In a daring exposé titled ‘Sydney by Night’, a mysterious writer (The Flâneur) in the Sydney Morning Herald shocked readers by revealing the city’s scandalous underbelly. A world of brothels, crime, and midnight intrigue hidden in the shadows of Elizabeth Street, the old theatre district and Hyde Park. Now, over 150 years later, join historian Elliot Lindsay as he retraces the footsteps of the mysterious flâneur who dared to reveal it all. Armed with gripping tales, rare ‘then-and-now’ photographs, and the original article in hand, you will walk the very streets where secrets simmered and reputations were ruined. This is a side of Sydney was lost in time — raw, riveting, and real.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    2. Crime Walk - From Page to Pavement: Walking 'The Deadly Dispute' ticket

      Friday 12th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM. Step into the gritty, intriguing world of Amanda Hampson’s award-winning Tea Ladies series with The Deadly Dispute — a tale of theft, mafia intrigue, and murder set against the backdrop of Sydney’s bustling docks and vice-soaked laneways. On this immersive tour, join bestselling author Amanda Hampson and crime historian Elliot Lindsay as they lead you through the shadowy streets of East Sydney and Darlinghurst. Explore the surviving terrace lanes, uncover the true stories that inspired the novel, and discover how fact and fiction collide in this unforgettable slice of Sydney’s criminal past.

      Friday 12th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM. Step into the gritty, intriguing world of Amanda Hampson’s award-winning Tea Ladies series with The Deadly Dispute — a tale of theft, mafia intrigue, and murder set against the backdrop of Sydney’s bustling docks and vice-soaked laneways. On this immersive tour, join bestselling author Amanda Hampson and crime historian Elliot Lindsay as they lead you through the shadowy streets of East Sydney and Darlinghurst. Explore the surviving terrace lanes, uncover the true stories that inspired the novel, and discover how fact and fiction collide in this unforgettable slice of Sydney’s criminal past.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
    3. Crime Walk - Shadows of The Rocks in the Flâneur’s Footsteps ticket

      Saturday 13th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM. In 1870, a mysterious writer for the Sydney Morning Herald (The Flâneur) shocked polite society with a daring exposé series titled ‘Sydney by Night’. His first target? The infamous slums of The Rocks — a labyrinth of crumbling terraces, drunk sailors, riotous gangs, opium dens and treacherous lanes where vice, violence, and poverty thrived in the shadows of respectability. Join historian Elliot Lindsay as he guides you through the forgotten alleys of Sydney’s oldest quarter, following the flâneur’s trail into the dark heart of colonial life. With rare then-and-now photographs and your own printed copy of the original article in hand, this immersive walking tour plunges you into the world the upper classes were never meant to see.

      Saturday 13th September, 9:00AM - 10:00AM. In 1870, a mysterious writer for the Sydney Morning Herald (The Flâneur) shocked polite society with a daring exposé series titled ‘Sydney by Night’. His first target? The infamous slums of The Rocks — a labyrinth of crumbling terraces, drunk sailors, riotous gangs, opium dens and treacherous lanes where vice, violence, and poverty thrived in the shadows of respectability. Join historian Elliot Lindsay as he guides you through the forgotten alleys of Sydney’s oldest quarter, following the flâneur’s trail into the dark heart of colonial life. With rare then-and-now photographs and your own printed copy of the original article in hand, this immersive walking tour plunges you into the world the upper classes were never meant to see.

      $35.00
      + $1.38 fee
  7. Merchandise

    1. BAD Tote Bag ticket

      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      $15.00
      + $0.88 fee
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      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee
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      Please collect your BAD merchandise during the festival from the BAD ticket desk in the foyer of Level 1 at the SMSA. Merchandise will not be posted.

      $25.00
      + $1.13 fee

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