BMWF24 / WRITERS IN THE SKY Everyone in the Skyway Has Killed Someone

WRITERS IN THE SKY Everyone in the Skyway Has Killed Someone // Friday 1 November // 5:30pm - 6:10pm // Venue: Scenic World, Katoomba // Part of the 2024 Blue Mountains Writers' Festival

Join Benjamin Stevenson for a choose-your-own-adventure crime fiction comedy, suspended in a cable car across the Jamison Valley with sixty fellow suspects. Expect interactive, chaotic fun with this award-winning stand-up comedian, adept at crafting complex mysteries and killer one-liners. Can you connect the dots and solve the crime before the Skyway docks?

Benjamin Stevenson is an award-winning stand-up comedian and author, and the author of five novels. Everyone In My Family Has Killed Someone, his third novel, was a huge bestseller and has so far been sold in twenty-seven territories around the world and will soon be adapted into a major HBO TV series.

The sequel, Everyone On This Train Is A Suspect, was shortlisted for the ABIA General Fiction Book of the Year 2024 and longlisted for the Indie Book Award for Fiction 2024. His newest Ernest Cunningham mystery is Everyone This Christmas Has A Secret.

/ Writers in the Sky Events /

This Writers in the Sky event is held at Scenic World, Katoomba and includes a complimentary drink and light snacks. We invite you to arrive any time from 5:00pm onwards to enjoy drinks and live music in the lounge area. Live music will also continue following the performance, up until 7:00pm. Your Skyway session will commence promptly at 5:30 pm, and will last for approximately 30 minutes.

There will be an optional shuttle bus between The Carrington Hotel and Scenic World for the Writers in the Sky events.

Please note: Standing room only. If you have trepidation about heights or suffer from vertigo then please consider whether this event is appropriate for you.

/ A Blue Mountains Writers' Festival Event /

Join us on beautiful Dharug and Gundungurra country for a weekend of joyful, thought-provoking and thrilling opportunities to connect with the written word. Set against the stunning backdrop of the Blue Mountains, this unique literary festival brings together the country’s greatest minds and most exciting new talent. 1-3 November, 2024.

/ Ticketing /

Adult $60 // Concession $57.50

One ticket for a Scenic World special event of your choice is included in the gold weekend pass, with a strictly limited number of single tickets available.

/ Accessibility /

There are no seats in the Skyway, but we can provide seats for those who are unable to stand for the duration of the event. This venue is wheelchair accessible. If you have any further questions, please email [email protected].

Head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information about the festival, individual events and accessibility.

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Scenic World, Cliff Drive, Katoomba, Australia