WordFest 2024: Author Talk with John Silvester

Next date: Thursday, 04 July 2024 | 07:00 PM to 08:30 PM

‘The dark depths of Australia's criminal underworld...’

Spend an evening with Underbelly author and award-winning crime reporter for an author talk. John will talk about his latest book Naked City, a collection of his best stories, from sophisticated heists to mindless acts of violence and deeds of pure evil - impeccably sourced, wry, wise and witty. Travel the dark depths of Australia's criminal underworld with our most formidable crime reporter and an icon of Australian true crime.

John Silvester is Australia's longest-serving crime reporter, covering the beat since 1978. He has won four Walkley Awards, the Graham Perkin Australian Journalist of the Year Award, nine Melbourne Press Club Quills, nine Victorian Law Foundation Awards, a Ned Kelly Award for true crime writing, a Ned Kelly lifetime achievement award, an ASEAN Fellowship to study crime and corruption in South East Asia, and has been elevated to The Australian Media Hall of Fame.

Mount Waverley Community Centre.
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Mount Waverley Community Centre, 47 Miller Crescent, Mount Waverley, 3149, View Map