Glenda Young – Cosy Crime Author Talk
As part of the Coals to Goals Project, Glenda Young will give a talk on writing cosy crimes set in Yorkshire and historical fiction set in the Northeast. Friday 21 April 2023 at 10.00am. Press Lounge, SAFC, Stadium of Light, Sunderland, SR5 1SN...
CWA Debut Dagger Open for Submissions
Entries are being invited from uncontracted writers for the coveted CWA Debut Dagger Award. Authors shortlisted for the Debut Dagger come to the direct attention of interested literary agents and publishers. M W Craven who won the 2019 Gold Da...
Wine and Crime Evening
Crime writers Susanna Beard and Jane Isaac, plus crime science writer Brian Price, will be talking at a Wine and Crime Event at Somerset Hall, Portishead, nr Bristol on Friday 13th March in aid of Brains for Dementia Research. Tickets are £10 which...
The Margery Allingham Society Presents…
On Saturday, 16 November, the Margery Allingham Society presents lunch, plus a screening of The Case of the Late Pig. The event will take place at the Concert Artistes' Association, 20 Bedford Street, London WC2E 9HP. The bar will open at noon, lunch...
Crime Writers in Residence – at home with AJ Waines
The CRA: Please tell us a little about yourself and the books you write. My name is AJ Waines. I used to be a psychotherapist and have an irrepressible curiosity over the secrets people keep, their hidden motives for radical actions and the ‘masks...
An Evening with David Fennell & Kate Bradley
CWA author David Fennell will be joined online by Kate Bradley in an evening hosted by The Bookshop, East Grinstead. David is the author of The Art of Death, an intensely creepy serial killer thriller debut, for fans of Chris Carter, MW Craven and T...
Review CWA Dagger-Shortlisted Titles
Did you know that the CWA have set up a website where people can leave reviews of the shortlisted books for the CWA Daggers 2017? http://daggerreads.co.uk/readers/ No prizes I’m afraid, but as it’s moderated, it’s especially nice to see your na...
An Introduction to Crime Fiction – Writing workshop
Best-selling crime novelist John Dean is to run an Introduction to Crime Fiction creative writing workshop. John, author of 17 novels, including the recently-published Death List, is published by London-based The Book Folks and is the creator of DCI ...
2024 Dagger Nominations Open
Have you published an award-worthy book in 2023? The deadline for nominating and submitting books for the annual Daggers is November 15. Has your publisher nominated your book? If not, now is a good time to nudge them. Traditionally published a...
Screening of classic crime film Thief in Liverpool with talk
Dr Steven Powell will be giving an introductory talk before a special screening of Michael Mann's Thief (1981) at Picturehouse at FACT cinema in Liverpool on Saturday March 10th at 12 noon. It's a classic neo-noir film and is based on the very rare b...
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