Saturday 14 March 2015

Chipping Norton Literary Festival (Chip Lit Fest) – 23 – 26 April 2015

As part of the Chipping Norton Literary Festival there is a mini “Crime Festival”.  For crime lovers, visitors to the festival will be treated to talks by M.C Beaton and international bestselling author S.J Watson, who will discuss his new novel, Second Life, and showcase a film version of his debut thriller, Before I Go To Sleep. (More info below)

There are also a number of other crime fiction events taking place and these are –



Lee Child in conversation with Mark Billingham
When - Saturday 25 April 2015
Time - 10:00 – 11:00
Where – The Theatre

Breaking Through - Mel Sherratt, Mark Edwards and C L Taylor
When – Saturday 25 April 2015
Time – 12:00 – 13:00
Where – Chipping Norton Town Hall
Find out from three bestselling novelists what it takes to become a published author.

Amanda Jennings - Creating Believable Characters
When - Saturday 25 April 2015
Time - 12:00 – 13:00
Where – Chipping Norton Town Hall
Workshop on creating believable characters with crime writer Amanda Jennings.

Nordic Noir - Sara Blaedel and Sander Jakobsen
When – Saturday 25 April 2015
Time – 14:00 – 15:00
Where – The Methodist Church
Three of Denmark’s most exciting writers, Sara Blaedel, Kenneth Degnbol and Dagmar Winther, discuss the phenomenon of Nodic Noir and the British appetite for it.

Village Crime – M C Beaton in conversation with Simon Brett
When – Sunday 26 April 2015
Time – 14:00 – 15:00
Where – The Theatre

Lloyd Shepherd - Researching Your Novel
When – Saturday 25 April 2015
Time – 16:00 – 17:00
Where – Chipping Norton Town Hall
Workshop on researching your novel with crime writer Amanda Jennings.

For booking information, please visit the festival website, www.chiplitfest.com  or call the box office on 01608 642350.  To receive regular festival updates, follow them on Twitter @ChipLitFest, ♯ChipLitFest find them on Facebook /ChipLitFest or sign up for the newsletter. 

Chipping Norton Literary Festival takes place from 23rd-26th April 2015 in partnership with The Theatre, Chipping Norton, and Jaffe & Neale Bookshop & Cafe.  

The festival is entirely run by volunteers, and is the only festival in the UK to work cooperatively with its speakers, splitting any profits equally between the authors involved in the event. In 2014 the festival received the Cultural Events and Tourism Award in the Oxfordshire Business Awards. 

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