Tomorrow the winner of the Young Crime Writers' Competition, today the Isle of Wight and a germ of an idea for the next Inspector Andy Horton
Tomorrow is the awards ceremony for the southern area Young Crime Writers' Competition, organised by the Crime Writers' Association and supported by the Library service, and which I have had the pain and pleasure of judging. I say pain because the entries were so good and two in particular brilliant that I have been agonising over which one will go forward for the national finals. And I so hate to disappoint nine of the young people who I have shortlisted and who along with their families will be at Portsmouth Central Library tomorrow morning to receive their certificates and learn which of them has won the area award. Each shortlisted entrant will receive a certificate while the area winner will be awarded a certificate and a £10 book token and will go forward for the national prize. The national winner will receive an engraved pen, a selection of signed books, and a weekend pass for the winner and one accompanying adult, including one night’s accommodatio...