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The Crime Writers’ Association (CWA), of which I am very proud to be a member, has some exciting things lined up for 2012 for crime fiction fans. They are to launch a new initiative, the Crime Readers’ Association (CRA) and are expanding the Crime Writing Week to an entire month. The CRA will launch in February 2012 with a new website, the url is yet to be confirmed. The site will offer readers information about forthcoming crime books, interviews  with crime authors and features by CWA member authors. An e-newsletter is also lined up, with plans to organise events for readers to meet authors. National Crime Writing Week is also set to expand to a month of activities in bookshops, libraries and arts centres.  Last year I was delighted to run a Crime Writing Workshop at the Quay Arts Centre in Newport on the Isle of Wight. National Crime Writing Month will begin at the Bristol-based Crimefest event, where I will be appearing on a panel. Crimefest runs from May ...

National Crime Writing Week   kicks off today and runs until June 19, 2011. This  doesn't mean that everyone should start writing crime fiction and neither does it mean that us crime writers will be furiously scribbling away during the week to meet some magical target, or because it's the only week of the year when we can write. No, the purpose of National Crime Writing Week is to celebrate the crime genre and to encourage those who wouldn't normally read a crime novel to give it a go or those who are crime fiction fans to perhaps try a different crime writer from their usual tipple. And there is so much to choose from. There's British crime novels, American crime novels and a whole range in between (and not just Swedish either, but French, Italian, Danish, Egyptian and so many more).  Then there's a huge range of crime novels within the genre: cosy and romantic; hard boiled and gritty; detective and private investigator; historical, futuristic, and cont...

I'm delighted that once again I am to be involved in the Crime Writers' Association (CWA) initiatives for 2011. These include National Crime Writing Week , formerly National Crime Fiction Week, which will run between June 13 and 19, 2011. The name change is designed to encompass both non-fiction and fiction.  The nationwide celebration of crime writing will see the culmination of the CWA Young Crime Writers' Competition, which was run by libraries and the CWA this year and attracted 600 entries nationwide. I was the CWA judge for entries on the South Coast of England  and will once again judge entries for the region in 2011. It was a tough competition to judge because some of the entries were outstanding. I'm looking forward to seeing what next year brings. In addition, during National Crime Writing Week, members of the CWA, including yours truly, will be taking part in events and workshops. There'll be more about events, National Crime Writing ...

The Crime Writers' Association (CWA) (of which I am a member) has announced that it will again run two highly successful initiatives next year, which were first introduced this year. National Crime Writing Week, formerly National Crime Fiction Week, will run between June 13 and 19, 2011. The name change is designed to encompass both non-fiction and fiction and the nationwide celebration of crime writing will see the culmination of the CWA Young Crime Writers' Competition, which was run by libraries and the CWA this year and attracted 600 entries nationwide. I was the CWA representative and judge for entries on the South Coast of England this year and I am happy to say that I will be next year.  I very much look forward to being involved and once again reading the entries from young writers. In addition, during National Crime Writing Week, members of the CWA, including yours truly, will take part in readings, discussions, read...