by Erin Mitchell | Jul 2, 2021 | Events
Editor’s Note: The schedule for the crime writing festival in Harrogate was announced earlier this week, and it was swiftly pointed out to the organizers that it lacks the presence of any women of color. While they did not decide to make any additions to the...
by Crimespree Magazine | Jul 18, 2017 | Events
Tomorrow I’ll take a train north from London to the idyllic town of Harrogate in North Yorkshire for the annual festival affectionally known as Harrogate. (The full name, Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, includes the name of the long-time sponsor,...
by Erin Mitchell | Apr 27, 2023 | Awards, Features
The longlist for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2023 has been announced by Harrogate International Festivals. The search for the best crime novel of the past year gets underway as the public are now invited to vote for their favourites to reach the...
by Erin Mitchell | Dec 13, 2021 | Features
Award-winning crime writer and popular workshop leader Martin Edwards has partnered with editorial consultancy Fiction Feedback to offer a different kind of crime-writing course. Crafting Crime is aimed at serious writers who wish to study independently yet...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 15, 2021 | Awards, Features
Here’s the longlist for the McIlvanney Prize for the Scottish Crime Book of the Year! The Cut, Chris BrookmyreThe Silent Daughter, Emma ChristieBefore the Storm, Alex GrayDead Man’s Grave, Neil LancasterThe Coffinmaker’s Garden, Stuart MacBrideStill Life, Val...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 15, 2021 | Awards, Features
The six books shortlisted for the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year have been announced! Now in its 17th year the award celebrates crime writing at its best, transporting readers around the world from Calcutta to California to the North Sea. This year’s...
by Erin Mitchell | May 12, 2021 | Awards, Features
The longlist of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year includes literary legends and dynamic debuts. In its 17th year, this year’s longlist transports readers around the world from California to Sweden and Calcutta to a remote Irish island and explores...
by Erin Mitchell | Jul 24, 2020 | Awards, Features
Belfast born Adrian McKinty has been awarded the UK’s most prestigious accolade in crime writing, the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year, for his best-selling thriller, The Chain, that sees parents forced to abduct children to save the...
by Erin Mitchell | Jun 9, 2020 | Awards, Features
The shortlist for the 16th Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year has been announced, taking the reader on an international crime spree from New York to Calcutta, London to Lagos via Glasgow and the Australian outback. Chosen by a public vote and the...
by Erin Mitchell | May 8, 2020 | Awards, Features
The longlist of the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2020 has been announced. Now in its 16th year, the coveted prize, presented by Harrogate International Festivals, received a record number of submissions and this highly anticipated longlist of 18...
