The Crime Writers’ Association

Crime at Havering Literary Festival

Author of the Stephens & Mephisto novels, Elly’s real name is Domenica de Rosa. She came up with Elly Griffiths after developing the idea for her Dr Ruth Galloway character while on holiday in Norfolk. Her agent told her: ‘This is crime. You ...


Bookshop of the Month – May 2022: Beccles Books

In conversation with Elly Griffiths  Beccles Books 1 Exchange House, Exchange Square, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 9HH Tel: 01502 716806 https://www.facebook.com/becclesbooks/ It’s 11 years since Lee Mason founded Beccles Books. He had been work...


Crime Fiction in Translation Dagger 2021

Shortlisted


D A Mishani

tr. Jessica Cohen

Three

Riverrun, Hachette Book Group


Bloody Scotland. Deadlier: Sophie Hannah in conversation with Cath Staincliffe

Women crime writers, from Agatha Christie and Daphne du Maurier, to Val McDermid and Margaret Atwood, have always been a bloodthirsty bunch. They’ve also produced some of the very best work in the genre. A new compilation, Deadlier, contains 100 of...


Writing Bestselling Crime Fiction Masterclass with Vaseem Khan and Abir Mukherjee

Hone your crime writing skills in the company of two bestselling crime novelists. This workshop will examine the key ingredients in writing crime fiction including structure, opening scenes, plot development, characterisation, using location, writing...


Tax Talk for Authors in Manchester

Are you mystified by tax returns? Does VAT leave you baffled? In this session, accountants HW Fisher will offer advice and guidance on tax for authors. Ajay Jassal and Andy Levett, senior accountants in HW Fisher’s Authors & Journalists Team, will...



Dagger in the Library 2021

Shortlisted


Lisa Jewell


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