Notice of Special General Meeting
Notice of Special General Meeting 2026 Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts Dear Members, Please see below the notice of a Special General Meeting to be…
News & Updates
Listen Again: Tim Ayliffe & Michael Brissenden
In case you missed it: Tim Ayliffe and Michael Brissenden turned up, brought the banter, and delivered a rollicking conversation that made us want…
Listen Again: Women Controlling Crime
The narrative is shifting and women are holding the pen. Crime fiction has a new guard, and they are sharper and bolder than what…
Listen Again: Caroline Baum & Lance Richardson
Listen again to this scintillating conversation between Caroline Baum and Lance Richardson as they trace the path of Peter Matthiessen – or rather, the path…
2026 Annual General Meeting
The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be held in the Henry Carmichael Theatre, Level 1, 280 Pitt Street,…
Listen Again: An Afternoon with Tara Moss
If you’ve ever wondered what happens when you put a bestselling author, a sharp interviewer and a room full of curious readers in the…
Notice of AGM 2026
Notice of Annual General Meeting The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Sydney Mechanics’ School of Arts will be held in the Henry Carmichael Theatre,…
Listen Again: Michael Burge in conversation with Catherine Du Peloux Menagé
We closed out 2025 not with a whimper but with a bang, hosting the formidable duo of Michael Burge and Catherine du Peloux Menagé. They…
Listen Again: Nansie
To mark Dementia Awareness Week, the SMSA, Health Consumers NSW and the Older Women’s Network NSW co-hosted this gorgeous documentary that follows two sisters…
Listen Again: Susannah Fullerton
🐾Cats, Quills & Curious Tales🐾 Literary gossip. Feline mischief. One utterly unmissable lunchtime event. What do Ernest Hemingway, Charles Dickens and Colette have in common?…
Listen Again: High Seas & High Teas – The Story of the Stirling Castle
Dr. Peter Hobbins Completely Captivated Us! What an unforgettable talk! Dr. Peter Hobbins swept us away on a salt-stung, time-traveling voyage through the SMSA’s origins,…
BAD Sydney Crime Writers Festival 2025
Three days of crime fiction, true crime and social justice events, crime walks and writing workshops. There will also be manuscript feedback! Welcome to BAD…
