CWA Appoints Elly Griffiths as Booksellers Champion
The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) has appointed a new Booksellers Champion as Reading Month begins across the UK. Best-selling author Elly Griffiths has taken on the role which aims to build links between crime authors and bookshops. The C...
Norwich Crime Writing Festival 2018
Thursday 13 – Sunday 16 September Across the city, Norwich, Norfolk £87 season pass (individual tickets available) Book online noirwich.co.uk or call 01603 877177 Join us for the fifth Noirwich Crime Writing Festival; the region’s largest an...
CWA Presents: Walking Through a Crime Scene
Part 1 – 'Securing the Scene' with Graham Bartlett and Kate Bendelow Learn with the Crime Experts 22 April 7.30pm Tickets: http://bit.ly/SecureTheScene The CWA minds behind February's Blending Fact and Fiction have put together a thrilling three-...
Daggers Live! – tickets still available
The CWA announces the winners of the 2021 Daggers at 7.30pm on 1 July in an online event where we go to winners live in their living rooms: bit.ly/cwadaggers2021 Our guest speaker will be Abir Mukherjee and our M/C for the evening will be the witty ...
Byte The Book – Valued Voices: How Much is Your Writing Worth?
What's it all about?: Join us for the first of our events at the beautiful Home House (the site of the original Courtauld Institute). Our panel will be discussing the findings of ALCS’ Author Earnings Survey and asking such questions as, how much ...
Bloody Scotland
Ten years on from the first Bloody Scotland International Crime Writing Festival the run has extended to four days, the number of events has doubled and the authors are more diverse than ever. This year sees the return of several Bloody Scotland f...
Trying Again, by Sherry Rankin
I do not have a risk-taking personality. The whole idea of attempting to find an agent and get published always seemed so daunting to me that, for decades, I was afraid even to try. I always loved to write, however. So a few years ago, I took stock o...
Slaughter in Southwold
The Friends of Southwold Library present: Slaughter in Southwold, the Southwold Library Crime Writers Festival. Enjoy talks from authors including Reverend Richard Coles, Jane Casey, Nicci French, Elly Griffiths, Tom Hindle, Cara Miller, Jacquelin...
How I got by with a little help from the internet – on credibility, by Nikki Dudley
Last year, my psychological thriller, Volta, won the Virginia Prize for Fiction 2020. Fast forward to this year and after receiving my first round of edits, I had one big problem: credibility! My novel features three characters who are a lawyer, a th...
NOIRELAND – A new crime fiction festival with a distinctly Irish accent
NOIRELAND is a celebration of Ireland’s love of crime fiction. We have the best in local talent, guest appearances by international crime-writing stars, and in-depth conversations with some of the greatest screenwriters to put crime dramas on the s...
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