The Deadly Dames Mystery Writers will be talking at Hythe Library on 13 September at 7pm. The Deadly Dames love to talk about crime fiction. They are Charlie Cochrane, Joan Moules, Eileen Robertson, Nicola Slade and Carol Westron. Beautiful books...deadly […]
BIRTHDAY PARTY WILL CELEBRATE A CENTURY OF CHRISTIE CREATIVITY Diary date: Thursday 15 September 2016 Dame Agatha Christie’s home town marks her birthday and the 100th anniversary of the completion of her first crime novel (featuring the debut of […]
In Norwich, Sep 15-18 – stellar line-up. Norwich's fabulous crime-writing festival, now in its third year. Norwich is a UNESCO City of Literature and hosts the country's only MA in Crime Writing at the University of East Anglia - […]
The World Mystery Convention is a nonprofit, all-volunteer US organization which holds an annual convention in honour of Anthony Boucher, the distinguished mystery fiction critic, editor and author. It is the world's premier event bringing together all parts of the […]
Newcastle author Fiona Veitch Smith, whose debut historical crime novel, The Jazz Files, has been shortlisted for this year’s Crime Writers Association Historical Dagger Award, will be reading from The Jazz Files, and her latest book in the Poppy Denby […]
Crime at Hurst Festival Monday 26 Sep @ 8pm The New Inn, High Street, Hurstpierpoint, West Sussex, BN6 9RQ Elly Griffiths, William Shaw, Lesley Thomson and Susan Wilkins, four leading crime writers, discuss the dark, delicious joys of reading crime […]
October 2, the last day of the Lincoln Book Festival, is crime day. The Festival brings together authors to speak on literature and related topics throughout history. There will be three speakers in the Crime Day event entitled ‘Crime Over […]
On October 12th at 7pm Maxim Jakubowski will be chairing a panel at Waterstones Piccadilly, featuring 4 of the 5 shortlisted authors for the CWA John Creasey (New Blood) Dagger: Tim Baker, Bill Beverly, Jax Miller and Nicholas Searle, discussing […]
Saturday 15 October Shoreditch Town Hall, London EC1 Ann Cleeves - Martina Cole - Val McDermid - Mark Billingham Taking place over a single day, the programme will feature a variety of readings and debates ranging from Victorian Crime to […]
Duncan Campbell – Crime and the City - City of London Police Museum, Guildhall Library December 8th, 6pm, Drinks reception 7pm From Thief-taker General to the Krays, from the world’s first crime reporter to the trial of the News of […]
The British Library’s immensely successful Crime Classics series has become a modern publishing phenomenon. Find out more about crime classics on this stimulating weekend course. The popularity of the books, many of them out of print and forgotten for more […]
Graham Hurley and Pauline Rowson will be cross-examined by former criminal barrister and crime author Diana Bretherick about why they set their crime novels in Portsmouth and what is it about the waterfront city that holds such fascination for them […]
Granite Noir Crime Book Festival in North East Scotland is back for 2020. There will be a huge selection of author conversations, exhibitions, local history talks, film screenings, music, workshops and more, all inspired by crime fiction. Aberdeen – steeped […]
CANCELLED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS Now in its fourth year, the capital’s only exclusively author-led festival will take place on Sunday 15 March 2020 - at Brown’s Courtrooms, Covent Garden, London. The 2020 festival will include appearances by, amongst others, […]
POSTPONED UNTIL 13 JUNE. Crime writers and CWA members Peter Tickler, Debrah Martin and Jake Lynch will be joining other indie and hybrid authors in a celebration of independent writing and publishing in Oxford on Saturday 13th June. There will […]
On Wednesday 3 March from 19.00 - 19.45, Marsali Taylor will be hosted by Kirsty Brown of Culture Perth and Kinross, for a Q&A session for International Women’s Day. It will include looking at the strong women in Marsali’s Cass […]
Everyone is welcome to attend a free crime webinar from 7pm-8pm BST on Wednesday 8 September, featuring a discussion between QuoScript's leading crime writers Christina James and Florida-based Mickey J Corrigan. Join us for a lively evening of readings, discussion […]
The Yeovil Literary Festival is running from Thurs 28 Oct to Wed 3 Nov, and as part of the festival Yeovil Library are hosting 5 amazing crime authors, including CWA member Elly Griffiths. Tickets are £5 or £4 if you […]
An evening celebrating the very best crime writers from Manchester and the North – Joseph Knox, Karen Woods and Cath Staincliffe, hosted by Rob Parker. Manchester Central Library M2 5PD Book tickets: https://tinyurl.com/4y33kvbk Rob Parker lives near Warrington, UK. The author of […]
To celebrate the deposit of Lee Child's Archive at the University of East Anglia (UEA) and twenty-five years since the publication of the first Jack Reacher novel, we are hosting two landmark events to explore Child's legacy and the evolution […]