Death in the Skies by Jessica Southern-Reid

Author of Death in the Skies, 2020 winner of Scarlet Stiletto Award & Mystery with History Award..

Jessica has always been able to put a string of words together. Throughout school, she won quite a few small writing competitions and she always knew that regardless of what else she did, she wanted writing to be a part of her future in some way, shape or form.

She moved to the UK in search of adventure and travelled the world for several years before Covid clipped her wings. But being back in Australia gave Jessica the chance to have her first flying lesson, which led to “Death in the Skies”, the Scarlet Stiletto winning entry.

Had anybody told Jessica that she would write a crimes story, let alone win a crime-writing competition, she would have laughed in their faces. But being stuck at home in a world of lockdown will do strange things to a person. The Scarlet Stiletto win has given her the confidence to pursue a career in writing.

Since the win, she has expanded this short story into a full length novel and is in the final editing stages.

Credits

Concept designer, co-producer, and narrator: Susanna Lobez

Co-producer: Carmel Shute

ProductionManager: Tim Coy

Graphic Designer: Caz Brown

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