Latrobe Literary Festival: Crime Fiction Double Act

Stephen, author of Boxed, and Hugh, author of Bodysurfing, will spill the beans on everything that goes into writing their page-turning crime series.

Stephen is an Australian-born writer, TV producer, kayaker and traveller who now plots crime fiction from his garret overlooking the Tamaki River in Auckland. His debut novel Tugga’s Mob was inspired by three seasons working as a tour guide on double decker buses around Europe in the ‘80s. It was a finalist in the 2020 Ngaio Marsh Awards for Best First Novel. Boxed is the second book to feature the Melbourne Spotlight television crew.

Hugh is a writer, musician and optimist. These poor career choices means that he has also worked as a bus driver, a kitchenhand, singing teacher and a seller of dental consumables. Now three books into the Catherine Kint series, he continues to be amazed at the levels his imaginary friends have been accepted into other peoples’ heads and bookshelves. As a musician he has released four albums and occasionally gets played on the radio. He lives in Melbourne with his wife, two children, a cat and six chickens.

Buy copies of their books and get them signed.

This event may be photographed.

View the full Latrobe Literary Festival program at www.latrobe.vic.gov.au/latrobeliteraryfestival