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Fiona Kelly McGregor evokes 1940s Sydney in stark and startling detail, drawing the reader into a world of corruption and forbidden desires. With an ever-growing back catalogue of cult classics, they return to Sydney’s underground with The Trap, a blistering, standalone companion to the bestselling Iris, which was shortlisted for numerous prizes including the Miles Franklin Award, NSW Premier's Award, Stella Prize, ALS Gold Medal and more. Based on a shocking real-life scandal, The Trap exhumes the hidden history of a city in which the law is a weapon wielded against those deemed deviant - and the most unforgivable vice is the truth.
In conversation with the brilliant Beejay Silcox.
KEY INFO
Date: Sunday, 1 November 2026
Time: 11:30-12:30pm
Venue: The Ballroom, The Carrington Hotel
Tickets & More Info: https://www.bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au/events/fiona-kelly-mcgregor-in-conversation
Fiona Kelly McGregor has published nine books, most recently the novel The Trap. Its prequel, Iris, was shortlisted for the Miles Franklin Award.
Beejay Silcox is a book critic. Beyond the page, Beejay is a joyful polymath: she's an interviewer, prize judge, editor, manuscript doctor, festival programmer and award-winning creative writing educator.
This event is part of the 2026 Blue Mountains Writers Festival, head to bluemountainswritersfestival.com.au for more information.
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The Carrington Hotel, 15 Katoomba St, Katoomba NSW 2780, Australia, Katoomba
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