Some of the greatest names in crime writing gathered in London on Thursday 3rd February to celebrate the launch of this year’s Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival programme. The world famous festival is the biggest of its kind and each year is chaired by a different acclaimed crime writer. This year, Dreda Say Mitchell, [...]
Full details of the 2010 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival programme will be announced at a launch reception on Thursday 11th February. Details of authors and events will be available on the website soon after, so keep watching this space. Internationally best-selling author Stuart MacBride, along with the Festival Programming Committee, has put together [...]
The brightest and best of Britain’s crime writing fraternity flocked to Harrogate this weekend for the announcement of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award. As Mark Billingham’s novel Death Message beat strong competition to scoop this sought after prize on the opening night of the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing [...]
According to the Yorkshire Post, a crime wave is hitting the county. But don’t rush to lock your doors or cancel your travel plans just yet! The spate of criminal activity hitting the headlines is all purely fictional – a result of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival hitting Harrogate in July. In advance [...]
Exclusive author interviews are now online! Plus, get the low down from the people who really know the Festival – the crime fiction fans. As part of our website revamp we are proud to bring you a series of interviews with some of the UK’s best crime writers. Mark Billingham, Val McDermid, Simon Kernick and [...]
