Chaired by David Sly

When his debut crime novel, The Nowhere Child, became a runaway blockbuster, Christian White’s life was transformed. More success followed with another bestseller, a feature film and a Netflix TV series. His latest book is Wild Place, set in the Australian bayside suburbia of 1989 when a teenager goes missing. J.P. Pomare is following in Christian’s footsteps, with his literary thrillers winning awards and legions of fans, and being optioned for screen adaptation. His most recent novel is The Last Guests, a page-turning tale of suspense exploring ideas of surveillance and voyeurism.