Chiltern Kills Crime Writing Festival
Chiltern Kills is a brand-new crime writing festival taking place in Gerrards Cross, south Bucks. There will be some big names in attendance, including Vaseem Khan, Sarah Pinborough, and Mark Billingham. This is a one-day event, so no need to book a ...
Martin Edwards presents on ‘Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing’
The Friends of Stockton Heath Library are planning to mark Crime Reading Month at Stockton Heath Library with a talk by Martin Edwards on 'Classic and Contemporary Crime Writing' on 16th May at 7.30pm at Stockton Heath Library. Tickets will be avail...
Be Novel at Noirwich
Some of the biggest names in crime writing including Ian Rankin, Peter James, Charlie Higson and Sophie Hannah (author of the new Poirot series) are coming to the city for the third international Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, 15-18 September 2016....
Morecambe & Vice Crime Writing Festival
In September 2017, Morecambe & Vice made its sparkling debut at the glorious Morecambe Winter Gardens. Described as a weekend 'full of warmth, wit and wisdom', authors, speakers and guests from across the globe flocked to the sunny seaside for a ...
Granite Noir – Aberdeen Crime Writing Festival
Celebrate crime writing in the Granite City of Aberdeen! Explore topics such as "Gunpowder, Tattoos and Transportation: Aberdeen’s Inked Convicts," and even enjoy a conversation with David Suchet of Poirot fame. View the events schedule and b...
Crime-writing festivals star in Radio4 Short Cuts
In the month that thousands of fiction fans head to Yorkshire for the Harrogate Crime Festival, this new short story series, Short Cuts, from BBC Radio 4 celebrates the very particular atmosphere of such festivals. It’s often said that there is...
Morecambe & Vice Crime Writing Festival
On the Weekend of Sat 30th Sept & Sun 1st October get your little grey cells at the ready and your poisoned pens filled to the brim with ink as the Quirkiest crime festival in the UK will be making its debut in Morecambe. Set in the auspicious s...
CWA Events video archive
CWA Events video archive From time to time the CWA hosts online events, including workshops, panels, and interviews. While many of these events are open to the public for a fee, CWA members may attend for no cost – and we also record most of t...
Debut Dagger Tips: Joanne Spain
Joanne Spain’s life was changed by her decision to enter the CWA Debut Dagger competition in 2013. She credits her experience with the CWA contest with helping to shape her now-flourishing writing career. Now, having secured a two-book deal with Qu...
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