Now is that time of year when you
get out the diary or wall calendar and start planning your next criminal
adventure. This is not a exhaustive list by any means but more of a little round up of dates that you should note:
February 1 and 2 at
London’s Old Truman Brewery, Nordicana is the UK’s largest festival of
Scandinavian culture. Tickets are £25 per day or £45 for the entire weekend.
With the festival only a few weeks away, book now to avoid disappointment.
1 – 21 March Essex, UK
This year’s exciting line-up
includes: best-selling novelist Joanna Trollope; Ann Widdecombe; Peter Snow, Rageh
Omaar and Terry Waite. Find out How to Plot the Perfect Murder with expert
crime writers Claire McGowan and Julia Crouch in a workshop encouraging you to
break free with your crime writing.
8 March Winchester UK
Join crime authors Pauline Rowson and Natasha Cooper and crime
experts Carolyn Lovell, Head of Operations, Crime Scene Investigations,
Hampshire Police and Jane Aston, Hampshire Police Fingerprinting Bureau
Supervisor for this panel debate crime fiction meets crime fact. Also present
will be the Hampshire Police Fingerprint team.
March 20 – 23 Monterey, California,
USA
Role call includes: Lifetime
Achievement - Marcia Muller Lifetime
Achievement - Bill Pronzini; US Guest of
Honor Cara Black; International Guest of Honor - Louise Penny; “G” is for
Guest! - Sue Grafton Toastmaster Brad
Parks; Fan Guest of Honor - Sue Trowbridge;
Ghost of Honor – Collin Wilcox
2 – 4 May Bethesda, MD, USA
Established in 1989, Malice
Domestic® is an annual "fun fan" convention in metropolitan
Washington, D.C., saluting the traditional mystery—books best typified by the
works of Agatha Christie. Guest of Honor: Kathy Lynn Emerson; Toastmaster:
Earlene Fowler; Fan Guest of Honor: Audrey Reith
15-18 May Bristol UK
CRIMEFEST is a convention for
people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics.
Drawing top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers from
around the world, it gives all delegates the opportunity to celebrate the genre
in a friendly, informal and inclusive atmosphere. Featured guest authors
include Mark Billingham, Ben Aaronovitch, Jasper Fford, Nicci French, Lars
Kepler and more.
8 – 12 July, New York
City, USA
Do you live for
pulse-pounding adventure? When it comes to brand names, do you prefer Heckler
& Koch to Dolce & Gabbana? When driving by self-storage units, do you
envision dead bodies inside? If you answered yes to any of these questions,
ThrillerFest is the place for you. Special guests this year include Scott
Turow, Anne Rice, Brenda Novak and many, many others.
17 – 20 July Harrogate UK
Taking place over four-days each
July, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival presents an
accessible, challenging and entertaining long-weekend of live literature
events, engaging 13,000 people each year in lively thought-provoking debates
about the written word, the changing roles of writers and readers, and
literature’s response to, and effect upon, wider society. Special Guest: John Harvey other attendees:
David Suchet, Gillian Flynn, Sophie Hannah, Lynda LaPlante, Laura Lippman and
Peter May to mention but a few.
9 – 25 August Edinburgh, Scotland
Every August
over 800 writers and thinkers from across the planet together to rub shoulders
with the audience. Programme announced in June
19 – 21 September Stirling,
Scotland
Leading
Scottish and international writers flock to the historical Old Town to
celebrate crime writing in its various forms, The eclectic programme includes
author events, readings, Q&A's, pitching sessions for new writers and
discussions about cutting-edge forensic technology, morality and the growing
popularity of e-books. Details yet to be announced.
8th November,
Portsmouth UK
Internationally
acclaimed best-selling crime authors will be appearing at CSI Portsmouth 2014
on Saturday 8 November alongside police and forensic experts. Look out for more
news on this exciting one day event in the next few months.
Bouchercon –
Murder at the Beach
13 – 16 November Long Beach,
California, USA
Bouchercon is the Annual World
Mystery Convention, where every year readers, writers, publishers, editors,
agents, booksellers and other lovers of crime fiction gather for a long weekend
of education, entertainment, and fun. This year we have –Toast Master: Simon Wood,
American Guest of Honor: J.A. Jance, International Guest of Honor: Edward
Marston (that’s Keith Miles to you and me), YA Guest of Honor: Eoin Colfer.
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