What’s Your Poison? – Heffers’ summer crime and detective fiction party
Thursday July 6th sees the return of What's Your Poison? - Heffers' summer crime and detective fiction party. Join us for an evening of author readings, cocktails and brilliant books! Authors taking part include Clare Carson, Susan Grossey, Guy Fras...
The RNA Romantic Novel Awards 2023
Join us for this year’s Romantic Novel Awards, including the prestigious Jackie Collins Thriller Award. The awards will take place on Monday 6 March at the Leonardo Royal Hotel in the heart of London. Tickets cost between £78 and £88 and ar...
Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
The Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is Europe’s largest event dedicated to the celebration of crime fiction. Taking place annually over four days each July (20-23, 2017), the Festival programmes over 90 best-selling UK and internation...
The McIlvanney Prize Longlist Announced
LONGLIST ANNOUNCED FOR THE McILVANNEY PRIZE SCOTTISH CRIME BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD 2016 ‘I went to Bloody Scotland and I was just knocked out…. I’ve been at literary events where a lot of people have knives sticking out their back that they ...
CSI Winchester 2020
POSTPONED DUE TO CORONAVIRUS. CSI Winchester 2020 where the cream of crime fiction meets real life crime experts. Crime authors Pauline Rowson and Graham Hurley will be debating crime fiction and crime fact with crime experts Carolyn Lovell,...
Wine & Crime
Crime writers Brian Price (the DC Mel Cotton series) and BJ Mears (the Banyard and Mingle mysteries) will be hosting a wine and crime evening in aid of Weston-super-Mare food bank. The event will take place on 9 December between 7pm and 9pm at the...
CrimeCon London
CrimeCon brings true crime to London on 20-22 September! In addition to talks by experts, media personalities, and more, enjoy a kick-off event on the 20th at the Alice Pub, a drinks reception at the same location on Saturday the 21st, and a wrap par...
Dagger Shortlist Evening Reception
The Crime Writers’ Association will announce the shortlists for the 2017 Dagger awards at a drinks reception at Waterstones, Piccadilly (Lower Ground Floor) from 6.30pm on Wednesday July 26. Shortlists will be announced for the following Daggers: ...
The Real Crimebusters at BeaconLit
How far do crime fiction authors go to make their work authentic, and when do they cut corners in the interests of the story? And what niggles the real cops the most? BeaconLit presents CWA members Cara Hunter and Dave Sivers in conversation with rea...
Bloody Scotland International Crime Festival
Scotland's premier international crime writing festival takes place in the beautiful and historic city of Stirling. Learn more and book tickets here....
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