This year sees a dazzling list crime writing
stars taking part in the world’s biggest celebration of the crime writing
genre. Lee Child author of the global bestselling Jack Reacher series will be
chairing the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival which takes place
19-22 July.
Lee says: “I’ve been to all the festivals in the world and
Harrogate is by far my favourite, so it’s a joy to be 2018’s chair."
Most importantly for readers and authors,
it’s a great chance to hang out and socialise in beautiful Harrogate with each
other. Blockbuster author, John Grisham, will be one of the headline writers.
The lawyer-turned-author has had nine of his books adapted to film, including
The Firm, The Pelican Brief and A Time to Kill.
Other American authors include Don Winslow,
who has sold over 100 million books worldwide and Laura Lippman, a former
journalist on the Baltimore Sun turned New York Times bestselling author,
considered one of the most acclaimed novelists in America. There will also be
husband and wife writing team known as Nicci French, and special guests also
include Sophie Hannah, Linwood Barclay, Denise Mina, and Val McDermid.
Val McDermid’s annual New Blood panel, will
showcase four hand-picked debuts, one of which is Irish Crime Writer Dervla McTiernan
for her novel The Ruin.
The festival opens with a day-long writing
workshop, Creative Thursday, followed by the crime writing equivalent of The
Oscars, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. The festival is well known for it's open
approach, readers, fledgling writers, and established authors mingle in the
hotel bar. Considered to be one of the most important events in the crime
publishing calendar, agents, publishers, publicists, readers and authors attend
from all over the world.
For more information, including tickets,
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