Events: Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2021

Ian Rankin OBE

The largest and most prestigious celebration of crime fiction starts tomorrow.

Theakston Old Peculier Crime Festival 2021 is starting tomorrow (22nd July) and running until 25th July.

The Festival Programme Chair, Ian Rankin OBE will be in attendance. He, along with some of the other biggest authors in crime fiction will be discussing topics including the future of crime writing from the rise of cutting edge science to the demise of the Police Procedural.

Special guests include Richard Osman, Elly Griffiths, Mark Billingham and CL Taylor.

Events include The Pleasures and Pitfalls of the Short Story, Planners Vs Pantsters and a Late Night Quiz with Val McDermid and Mark Billingham.

The festival is taking place at the Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate, infamous for the mysterious disappearance of Agatha Christie in 1926.

The winner of the Theakston Old Peculier crime novel of the year will also be announced on opening night of the fesitval.

For more details on events, guests, tickets and COVID-19 safety measures, visit: https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com.

 

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Laura
I’m Laura. I started Novel Kicks in 2009. I wanted a place to post my writing as well as give other writers like me the opportunity to do the same. There is also a monthly book club, a writing room which features writing prompts, book reviews, competitions, author interviews and guest posts.

I grew up by the sea (my favourite place in the world) and I currently live in Hampshire. I am married to Chris, have a cat named Buddy and I would love to be a writer. I’m trying to write the novel I’ve talked so much about writing if only I could stop pressing delete. I’ve loved writing since creative writing classes in primary school. I have always wanted to see my teacher Miss Sayers again and thank her for the encouragement. When not trying to write the novel or writing snippets of stories on anything I can get my hands on, I love reading, dancing like a loon and singing to myself very badly. My current obsession is Once Upon a Time and I would be happy to live with magic in the enchanted forest surrounded by all those wonderful stories provided that world also included Harry Potter. I love reading chick lit. contemporary fiction and novels with mystery.

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