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  • Noirwich Crime Writing Festival
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Megan Abbott on crime writing’s power to change society

The 2021 Noirwich Crime Writing Festival lecture

Oyinkan Braithwaite on the podcast

In conversation with Femi Kayode at Noirwich 2020

Attica Locke on Power, Property & Prejudice

Listen to the 2020 Noirwich Lecture

Poirot – The Greatest Detective in the World

Mark Aldridge and Sophie Hannah discuss the 100-year history of one of Agatha Christie’s most beloved creations

Anita Terpstra: Noirwich 2020 (virtual) writer in residence

“Even if I couldn’t sell a book, I’d still be writing.”

Paddy Richardson: Noirwich 2020 (virtual) writer in residence

Paddy talks to Peggy on the podcast

Noirwich Crime Writing Festival reveals Writers in Residence

Two new virtual writers in residence from the UNESCO City of Literature network

Attica Locke headlines Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

The region’s largest annual celebration of crime writing returns in an online format with a host of free events for everyone to enjoy!

Progressive politics in crime fiction with Denise Mina

Does highbrow literature really exist?

Balancing a job & writing with Yrsa Sigurðardóttir

The inaugural UNESCO City of Literature Writer in Residence joins us on the podcast

Improving representation in fiction

Sara Collins joins us on the podcast

Antti Tuomainen on humour & writing crime fiction

Exclusive interview from Noirwich 2019

Fiction & Fact: George Alagiah’s Noirwich Lecture

Recorded live at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2019

Writing crime fiction protagonists

Advice from author Claire McGowan

Henry Sutton introduces the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2019

Tickets are available now!

Nicci French on writing collaboratively

Live from the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2018

Constructing a series with Roz Watkins

Interviewed by Elspeth Latimer

Behind-the-scenes of Death in Paradise

with series creator Robert Thorogood

Finishing your first novel

Talking with author Amer Anwar

Writing dual narratives with Winnie M Li

Author of Dark Chapter

Five tips for keeping your readers gripped

By the queen of domestic suspense, Julia Crouch

What is hybrid writing?

with Matt Wesolowski

Writing historical crime fiction

Talking with Nicola Upson

The 2018 Noirwich Lecture: Val McDermid

“What we really talk about when we talk about crime fiction”

Anthony Horowitz on his career

Recorded at the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2017

Stuart MacBride, Christopher Brookmyre and Mark Billingham talk crime

from the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

Val McDermid and Elodie Harper talk crime fiction

Plus a sneak peek at Noirwich 2018

On the edge of knowledge

How fairy tales, folklore and the ‘unknowable’ have influenced Roz Watkins’ writing

Did I ever imagine that I would co-write a musical?

Poirot novelist Sophie Hannah on devising the story, writing a libretto, and working with a composer

Five tips for writing your first novel

Amer Anwar’s writing tips

Uncovering the fascinating facts that inspire the best crime fiction

Fiona Barton, bestselling author of ‘The Widow’

Five top tips for writing historical crime fiction

From Nicola Upson, author of ‘An Expert in Murder’

Sophie Hannah’s six-step plan for writing a novel

Creating firm foundations for your story

Crime writing workshops announced for Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

Led by acclaimed crime writers Nicola Upson and Louise Welsh

Win a Noirwich book group starter pack!

In partnership with Dead Good Books, we have an exciting giveaway of 40 individual starter packs for book groups

Review: Fresh Blood

Young Ambassador Hannah Richmond reviews our debut authors panel at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2017

Plotting the Perfect Crime

A crime writing exhibition from the British Archive for Contemporary Writing

North Sea Noir

‘There’s something about places next to water which gives them a different resonance’

The Suarez Séance

Cathi Unsworth on the creation of a unique musical noir experience

Noirwich competition

Win a two-night break and tickets to Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

Ones to Watch

With Abir Mukherjee, A.A.Dhand and Michelle Davies

Charlie Higson interviewed

From the Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

Podcast: From Fact to Fiction

With Duncan Campbell, Jane Corry and Kate Rhodes

Crossing the divide

Harriet Tyce considers the long and complicated relationship between crime and literary fiction

Love You Dead

Peter James at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2016

Talking Euro Noir

With Don Bartlett, Anja de Jager, Nadia Dalbuono and Barry Forshaw

The Origins of Domestic Noir

Laura Joyce on one of crime’s biggest sub-genres

Brit Noir

Barry Forshaw, Angela Clarke, Steve Mosby and Dreda Say Mitchell discuss European and British crime fiction.

Keeping it in the Family

Listen to our Domestic Noir podcast at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival 2016

Charlie Higson on Bond

The actor and comedian on writing 007

Spotlight: Ian Rankin

30 years of John Rebus at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

From East Anglia to Euro Noir

Jamie Bernthal on Noirwich’s Bloody Brunch finale

A second golden age of crime?

Blogger-in-residence Jamie Bernthal reports on the Saturday of Noirwich

An Evening with Peter James

Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

A Bloody Good Weekend

Jamie Bernthal reports on Noirwich Crime Writing Festival

Introducing our Noirwich blogger-in-residence

Jamie Bernthal

The Making of a Crime Novel

New exhibition launches at UEA

On Ian Fleming and James Bond

Matthew Woodcock

Crime screenwriting 101

Novelist and screenwriter Tom Benn offers his top tips

Noirwich family crime trail

A free event with prizes to be won

Why I write Crime Fiction

Anja De Jager on the inspiration behind her debut novel

Murder at Stanfield Hall

Norwich Castle’s most notorious resident

Crime fiction for younger readers

A hand-pick of the best, from Ruby Redfort to Lemony Snicket

Noir and the Brits

What makes British crime writing so distinctive?

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