Events
The Business of Getting Published
The business of getting published: the pathways, practicalities & reality
The dream of seeing your name on a book is one many writers hold but how do you achieve it?
Understanding the various pathways to publication, how traditional publishing works and the business side of being an author
are all important components that will give you the best chance at success.
Author Talk
From a LinkedIn message to a 2-book deal with HarperCollins. My author journey and the themes of my latest novel.
Author Talk
Graeme Johnstone, former journalist and President, Mentone Public Library has invited me to a Q&A about The Eleventh Floor.
Author Talk with Jodi Gibson
Jodi Gibson and all talk books, writing and The Patriarchy.
Author Talk with Shelley Burr
A chat with best-selling author Shelley Burr about my book and crime novels in general!
Author Talk
Come along and hear about my journey to publication and what inspired my books.
Author Talk with Jo Dixon
We are so lucky to have two Australian authors visiting us to tell us about their new domestic suspense novels. Kylie Orr is writes dark and twisty contemporary fiction, and Jo Dixon writes stories full of imperfect characters dealing with unsettling situations and making fatal mistakes.
Author Talk
Kylie Orr and Matt Davies in conversation about their second books, in the glorious building of Collins Booksellers on Lydiard Street.
Author Talk with Jo Dixon
Don't miss this opportunity to hear Kylie and Jo talk about writing the complex stories of everyday people and their secret lives behind closed doors.
Author Talk
A magical place to lose yourself in books and art. We’ll chat and have reader questions. Come and support a new local business in the glorious Yarra Valley!
Melbourne Writers' Club
An engaging, supportive place for writers to network, share ideas and learn insights from guest speakers. This is open to anyone and no booking is required. I’ll be chatting to the group at 6pm on Monday 8th April at the Arbory Eatery. Would love to see you there!
Author Talk
Kylie talks all things books, what inspired her second novel THE ELEVENTH FLOOR and how living in the hills helps her creative process.
Author Talk with Jo Dixon
Jo Dixon and Kylie Orr talk about their second books – A SHADOW AT THE DOOR and THE ELEVENTH FLOOR
Author Talk with Jo Dixon
Jo Dixon and Kylie Orr talk all things writing: suspense thrillers, local settings, female-led stories and what draws them to the dark side.
Author Talk with Jo Dixon
*This is a paid event* Jo and Kylie travel up north to the devoted readers of St Helens. An author talk, a drink and a mingle at the Panorama Hotel.
Sisters in Crime
Families harbour all sorts of secrets – and as the novels by Jo Dixon, Kylie Orr, and Glenna Thomson reveal, they can have cruel, twisted, and sometimes deadly consequences. They will divulge all to fellow author (and podcasting queen), Vikki Petraitis.
Author Talk
A chat with JO DIXON about our second novels and all things writing, mothering and adulting. FREE EVENT.
Author Talk
Come and hear me chat about The Eleventh Floor with the lovely librarians at Wheelers Hill Library. Book signings will be available on the night. FREE EVENT.
Author Talk
In-conversation with the bestselling author, RWR McDonald (The Nancys) about my new release, The Eleventh Floor.
Launch of The Eleventh Floor
Join me to celebrate the release of my second book The Eleventh Floor ! Books will be sold on the day by Belgrave Bookbarn. Light refreshments. FREE EVENT.
Books in Bars Christmas Special
Booklovers! It's been a wonderfully bookish year and Dymocks are so thrilled with how much you've all enjoyed their Season One instalment of Books in Bars that they’re throwing a Christmas Party.
Fundraiser for Bully Zero
Fundraising in aid of Bully Zero, join Jess Kitching as she chats debut novels with Holly Craig, Kylie Orr, Alli Parker, and Naomi Shippen
Library Event
FREE EVENT 29th June 2.30pm
Come along to hear my Q & A with rural fiction author MAYA LINNELL and her latest novel, Kookaburra Cottage.
Library event
FREE EVENT 22nd June 6pm
An in-conversation chat with KYLIE LADD about her new book I’ll Leave you With This.
Library Event
FREE EVENT 16th June 11am
Q & A with the lovely librarians at Mornington Library
Free but bookings required.
Bookshop Event
FREE EVENT 8th June 6pm
Collins Bookshop Lydiard Street is hosting a Q&A and I can’t wait. I’ve got family in Ballarat so it’s nice to be going back to my roots!
Library Event
FREE EVENT 14th April 2pm
In partnership with Collins Booksellers Swan Hill, I will be chatting with Cindy about my book, with copies for sale and signing on the day.
Please book through the Swan Hill Library on 03 5036 2480.
Bookshop Event
FREE EVENT 13th April 7.30pm
Can’t wait to chat all things books and writing with Amanda from The Little Blue Bookshop in the glorious Kerang, Vic.
Books will be available for purchase and signing on the night.
Bookshop Event
FREE EVENT 12th April 7pm
Q & A with Cindy from Collins Booksellers.
Supper and refreshments will be provided, bookings are essential for catering purposes. Please visit the Collins Booksellers Facebook page for more. Books will be available to be purchased on the night.