In Your Suburb - Dinuka McKenzie

Martine Kropkowski is a writer and researcher based in Brisbane. She teaches professional and creative writing at The University of Queensland, where she also investigates conspiracy theories and high-demand groups as part of her PhD. Martine writes essays on literature and culture, and her debut novel Everywhere We Look is out in November 2024 with Ultimo Press.

Dinuka McKenzie is an Australian writer and the author of the Detective Kate Miles crime series published in Australia and the UK. She is the winner of the 2020 HarperCollins Australia Banjo Prize. Her writing has been shortlisted for the Sisters in Crime Davitt Awards, the Bad Sydney Crime Danger Awards, longlisted for the Richell Prize, and highly commended in the Australian Crime Writers Association, Louie Award. Her short fiction has appeared in the 2022 Dark Deeds Down Under crime and thriller anthology. Dinuka lives in Southern Sydney on Dharawal country with her husband, two kids, and their pet chicken.