Crime #2 at Havering Literary Festival
Isabelle Grey has published four novels in a crime series set in Essex and featuring DI Grace Fisher – Good Girls Don’t Die, Shot Through The Heart and The Special Girls. The fourth book, Wrong Way Home, a Sunday Times Crime Book of the Month, is...
Historical Dagger
Historical Dagger This award is for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. For novels that involve passages...
Women Who Murder: An Evening with Mitzi Szereto (Vancouver, BC)
On 4 May, 2024, True crime author Mitzi Szereto will be at Indigo Langley to meet readers and sign copies of her new book release Women Who Murder: An International Collection of Deadly True Crime Tales. She’ll be joined by her special guest, contr...
Val McDermid Honoured for Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction
On Thursday 21 July, Val McDermid was announced the winner of the seventh Theakston Old Peculier Outstanding Contribution to Crime Fiction Award. Sara Paretsky, Lynda La Plante, Ruth Rendell, PD James, Colin Dexter and Reginald Hill are former recipi...
Crime Scene Investigation Workshop
Bestselling CWA member Sam Blake will be in Huddersfeld on Sunday 18th October as part of Think Forensic's crime scene investigation workshop. Many of you will be familiar with Think Forensic from the workshops they give at Theakstons Crime Festival ...
Historical Dagger
Historical Dagger This award is for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made. For novels that involve passages...
Short Story Dagger
Short Story Dagger This award is for any crime short story first published in the UK in English during the Judging Period, whether on its own or within an anthology or collection. Upon publication it must have been for sale to the public, either in ...
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...
Margery Allingham Short Story Readings
Join the Margery Allingham Society online for a reading of several of Allingham's stories, including The Rescue of Rainclouds, The Wisdom of Edras, The Sexton's Wife, The Wind Glass, and The Barbarian. This event is free and open to the public. If...
Afternoon Tea with… Vaseem Khan
Grab a cuppa and a join us for a 45-minute online video session with Vaseem Khan who will share his creative routine, a mini tour of his creative work space, insights into what he’s currently working on, and how he is adapting to working online. V...
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