Death in the Dales Book Festival
Readers and writers won't want to miss this festival of crime fiction! From a conversation with Martin Edwards and Kate Ellis on craft, to an evening of 'Film Noir at the Bar' with Matthew Booth, to the Black Sheep panel on villains in all of their m...
CWA Diamond Dagger Winner 2015
The Crime Writer’s Association is delighted to announce that the recipient of this year’s prestigious Diamond Dagger is Catherine Aird. Following in the footsteps of luminaries such as Simon Brett, P.D James, Lee Child and Frederick Forsyth, Cath...
Cath Staincliffe at Wirral Bookfest
Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her books. Cath Staincliffe talks about the real life sparks that inspire her moving and engrossing books such as Letters to My Daughter’s Killer, Half the World Away and The Girl in t...
Poison and Poisoners Conference
CASEBOOK: CLASSIC CRIME CLUB Poison and Poisoners One Day Conference at the Chamberlain Hotel, London. The long awaited conference 'POISON & POISONERS' presented by Casebook Classic Crime Club will include 4 top speakers, CWA's Joint Vice Ch...
Gwyl Crime Cymru Festival
Join Louise Mumford, Elly Griffiths, Sarah Ward, Sarah Bax-Horton and more at Wales's first crime festival! Join crime fiction lovers online 16-18 and 22-24 April 2024 for a series of very special presentations. Check out the programme and book your ...
Mark Billingham’s Crime Fiction Masterclass
‘How to Write Crime Fiction’ Masterclass On Wednesday 5th April, on behalf of Writers’ & Artists’ Yearbook, popular crime writer Mark Billingham is giving an evening two-hour masterclass on How To Write Crime Fiction. What are the rules...
Clapham Book Festival
Join Elly Griffiths, Sarah Bax-Horton, Julie Anderson and other award-winning writers for a day of books and talks! On 12 October, the Clapham Book Festival takes place at the Omnibus Theatre on Clapham Common. Book your tickets here....
Reading Party will William Dean
Murder One International Crime Festival
Murder One is Ireland's International Crime Festival. Meet authors, agents, and other professionals for a weekend of crime. This is an event for readers and writers of both crime fiction and nonfiction. Murder One is presented in association with the...
Historia Live: Wicked Ireland
‘Historia Live – Dublin’, is an exciting new series of literary events in Ireland highlighting historical fiction, in association with the Historical Writers’ Association (HWA) and Dublin UNESCO City of Literature. The f...
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