FAWQ Gathering: Saturday November 15th 2025:
Meet acclaimed author Jack Roney as he discusses how factual events and real life experiences influenced
his ideas for his historical mystery and crime fiction novels 2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Followed by lucky door prizes, afternoon tea, and networking @ Redcliffe library meeting rooms
BIO:Jack Roney’s Detective Jarrod O’Connor series is inspired by 33 years experience as a police officer. His historical mystery novel ‘The Ghost Train and the Scarlet Moon’ was runner-up in the Hawkeye Publishing Manuscript Development Prize. His first crime novel ‘The Angels Wept’ was shortlisted in the Watpad Awards and his upcoming new release ‘Black Gully’ was shortlisted in the Plaza Crime Award (UK) and the Hawkeye Prize. He is currently studying a Masters in Creative Writing at University of Queensland. He delivers ‘Writing Authentic Crime Fiction’ workshops as well as providing one-on-mentoring with emerging crime writers. He co-hosts ‘The Genre Fiction‘ Podcast and his short stories have been published in various anthologies.
$10 for members $15 non-members
Book to attend below.
FAWQ Special Event.
FAWQ Gathering: Saturday February 28th 2026:
Between 2 P.M. and 4 P.M.
Meet acclaimed Historical Fiction author Jane Smith as she discusses the connections between fiction and non-fiction when writing historical stories.
2 p.m. – 3 p.m.
Followed by lucky door prizes, afternoon tea, and networking @ Redcliffe library meeting rooms
BIO:
I am a librarian/archivist, author and editor with a love of history. I write fiction and non-fiction for adults and children. Four of my books have been short- or long-listed for literary awards. Most recently, my ‘Ship of Death: the tragedy of “The Emigrant”‘ was shortlisted for the 2021 Frank Broeze Memorial Maritime History Book Prize. My non-fiction ‘Captain Thunderbolt’ was shortlisted for an ABIA in 2015, ‘Shoot-out at the rock’ (the first book in my children’s historical fiction series ‘Tommy Bell, Bushranger Boy’) was on the Children’s Book Council of Australia’s ‘notable’ list of 2017, and ‘The Runaway’ was shortlisted for a Speech Pathology Book of the Year Award in 2019. I enjoy public speaking and have experience in talking to groups of children and adults.
Entry is $10 for members and $15 for non-members