I can't make it to Australia this weekend ...

... but if I could, I'd be at the 2007 Byron Bay Writers Festival. There's lots to interest crime-fiction fans on the program. Readers of this blog might be especially intrigued by the following:

Garry Disher will be taking part in a panel titled Home and away: what succeeds in a global market along with Nury Vittachi, Laksmi Pamuntjak and chaired by Deepika Shetty. This session will go from 10:30 - 11:30 am and is held in the Macquarie Marquee.

And here's another that might be even more interesting:

Over at the Maquarie Marquee Garry Disher and Alexis Wright (Carpentaria) will be telling us all about Everything in its place: how landscape, natural and built, informs writing.

A big hat tip to Damien at Crime Down Under, who I hope will report on the proceedings.

© Peter Rozovsky 2007