Durham Book Festival - 13th - 16th October 2022

 

The Durham Book Festival programme has been announced.

The programme can be found here.

What will be of interest is that there are a number of events involving crime writers.

14^th October 2022 Gala Theatre – 5:30pm – 6:30pm

An Audience with Alexander McCall Smith

15^th October 2022 Gala Theatre – 1:00pm – 2:00pm

Murder and Mystery: Lucy Foley and Janice Hallett

15^th October 2022 Gala Theatre – 3:00pm – 4:00pm

LJ Ross: The Big Read

16^th October 2022 Gala Theatre Studio – 11:30am – 12:30pm

Baskerville Proof Party

The full festival programme and tickets will be available from Thursday 10^th September 2022, at durhambookfestival.com

The Ilkely Literature Festival - 7 - 23 October 2022

 

The Ilkely Literature Festival programme has been announced.

The programme can be found here. 

What will be of interest is that there are a number of events involving crime writers.

Sat 8th Oct at 1:30 pm - Ilkley Playhouse – Wildman

Shrabani Basu: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Mysteryof the Parsee Lawyer.

Sat 8th Oct at 3:30 pm - Kings Hall

Simon Mayo: Tick Tock

Sat 15th Oct at 3:30 pm - All Saints' Church

Rosemary Shrager: The Last Supper

Sat 22nd Oct at 7:30 pm - Ilkley Grammar School, B-Hall

Dr Angela Gallop: How to Solve a Crime.

Being by the seaside at Lyme Crime!

 

What do Barbara Nadel, Amanda Jennings, Charlotte Philby, DV Bishop and William Shaw all have in common? 

Aside from the fact that they are all great authors, they are all due to be at Lyme Crime taking part in various panels and they have all agreed to respond to some questions from me. So look out for some mini interviews from them on the Shotsblog. 

Up first will be D V Bishop who is the author of the brilliant Cesare Aldo historical mysteries set in Renaissance Florence.

Tickets and information can be found here.

Line-up for Lyme Crime announced

The line-up for Lyme Crime has been announced and there is a wealth of authors attending. It is going to be a wonderful event and I shall be moderating a panel.

Come and spend a murderously good weekend by the sea in sunny Dorset, so do not miss out. Early bird tickets go on sale from March!

https://www.lymecrime.co.uk 

The Return of Capital Crime!

 

CAPITAL CRIME FESTIVAL TO RETURN SEPTEMBER 2022

TICKETS TO GO ON SALE ON AT 12 NOON ON THURSDAY 23^rd SEPTEMBER 2021

Capital Crime and Goldsboro Books have partnered for the next Capital Crime Writing Festival scheduled to take place from 29^th September – 1^st October 2022

Capital Crime will run at a new, tented, venue in a central London park from Thursday, 29^th September to Saturday, 1^stOctober 2022. The celebrated crime and thriller festival will feature a wide-ranging line-up of events focused on accessible, mainstream fiction loved by readers around the world, which entertain crime and thriller fans, readers and authors alike in the UK’s capital.

The inaugural festival in 2019 was hailed a success, and celebrated as “the most diverse and inclusive” of its kind” which saw a wide range of household names and new authors coupled with actors and producers from popular crime and thriller adaptations across the weekend. The line-up included Ian Rankin, Martina Cole, Lynda La Plante, Abir Mukherjee, Robert Glenister, Dreda Say Mitchell, Leye Adenle, Will Dean, Kate Atkinson, amongst others.

Award-winning communications agency FMcM have been appointed to handle media relations for the festival.

Capital Crime co-founder and Goldsboro Books managing director, David Headley, says: “I was incredibly proud of Capital Crime’s inaugural festival in 2019. Postponing our second festival was heartbreaking, but I’ve been delighted with how the team have kept the spirit of the festival going throughout lockdown, with the Amazon Publishing New Voices Award, the Capital Crime Book Club and Social Outreach Initiative. I couldn’t be more pleased that our diverse celebration of the crime and thriller genre is returning to the capital – in a brilliant new venue!”

Capital Crime Festival Director, Lizzie Curle, says: “Our priority is to keep our customers and authors safe, and with our exciting new venue we will be able to run a fun, conscious and inclusive festival, and bring the celebration of crime and thriller genre back to London.”

Early Bird Tickets for Capital Crime 2022 go on sale from 12 noon on Thursday 23rd September 2021 at www.capitalcrime.org, with lineup and full details to be announced later this year. All existing 2020 festival ticket holders will have their tickets carried over.

Alongside the festival, Capital Crime will continue to create a year-round home for crime and thriller readers and authors with their book club and awards, and nurture under-represented authors with their social outreach initiative which was established in 2019.

For further information please contact Capital Crime’s Festival Director,

Lizzie Curle on lizzie@capitalcrime.org 

SlaughterFest

 

SlaughterFest is returning for a second year in September, celebrating crime writing with a weekend of events curated by author Karin Slaughter with HarperFiction.

Covering the broad spectrum of crime fiction, from historical to courtroom thrillers, organised crime gangs to the return of serial killers, SlaughterFest will offer a diverse programme for readers in the genre. The festival will feature a mix of live and pre-recorded content, hosted on Zoom and the Killer Reads Facebook page, and will take place on 3rd and 4th September.

Slaughter said: “I am so pleased to announce the second year of SlaughterFest, and we’re hoping for an equally fantastic line-up of authors, with a wide range of perspectives and storytelling. We strive to host authors that will appeal to readers from all genres within the thriller spectrum. We hope fans will enjoy hearing from some of their favourite writers, while also discovering new and emerging voices in crime fiction. I look forward to seeing all of my partners in crime in September!”

Slaughter is calling for UK publishers to submit their authors for panels on historical crime fiction, true crime, organised crime gangs in fiction, authors who have changed genres to write crime, serial killers in fiction, political thrillers and courtroom fiction.

The festival will also feature a live masterclass in crime fiction, and a special opening event, "Karin Slaughter Introduces…", a panel showcasing writers at the start of their career, hand-picked by the author. Submissions, including an author's biography, blurb for their most recent books, press release and supporting information (such as event experience and a passion pitch) should be sent to slaughterfest@harpercollins.co.uk.

The submission deadline is 9th July and authors will be notified by 16th July. Panel recordings will take place the week commencing 2nd August and the programme will be announced to the public on 9th August. For more information, terms and conditions, visit the event website or see below.

TERMS AND CONDITIONS

1. This festival is promoted by HarperCollins Publishers Limited (“HarperCollins”), 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9FG.

2. This festival is open to UK Publishers only and we invite them to submit authors of all nationalities.

3. How to submit your author: Submissions should be sent to slaughterfest@harpercollins.co.uk and include: Author biography, Blurb for their most recent book/s, Press release, Supporting information e.g. event experience, a passion pitch.

4. Authors should be submitted to take part in or chair a specific panel. The panels are:

• Crimes of the Past: taking a criminally good stroll through out past with the finest historical crime fiction

• True Crime: what is it about real life crime that we find so compelling? This panel will explore documentaries, podcasts and books in the genre

• The OCG: we’re interested in one thing and one thing only – catching bent coppers! A deep dive into the murky world of organised crime gangs in crime fiction

• Embracing the Dark Side: meet the authors who have recently switched genres and taken the plunge into the criminal world

• Serial Killer Thrillers: serial killers in fiction are here to stay, and this event will introduce some of our favourite psychopaths

• The Politics of Crime: meet the authors of contemporary political thrillers getting right to the heart of governance

• All Rise! Crime in the Courtroom: a look at crime fiction set in the legal world, and why the courtrooms remain a place of endless fascination

5. The opening date for submissions is Thursday 24^th June 2021. The closing date for entries is 5pm BST Friday 9th July. No entries received after this date will be accepted.

6. HarperCollins will pay a fee of £100 to panellists and £200 to panel chairs, following participation in the agreed panel and after the festival has taken place

7. HarperCollins will not accept: (1)responsibility for submissions that are lost, mislaid, damaged or delayed in transit, regardless of cause, including, for example, as a result of any equipment failure, technical malfunction, systems, satellite, network, server, computer hardware or software failure of any kind; or (2)proof of transmission as proof of receipt of entry to the competition.

8. Any submission containing incorrect, false or unreadable information will be rejected.

9. HarperCollins reserves the right to invite authors to take part in the festival in addition to the submission process.

10. Publishers will be contacted regarding the programme from 16^th July and the programme will be announced on 9^th August

11. The festival SlaughterFest will take place on 3^rd and 4^th September 2021. Authors must be available to record their panel event in the week of 2nd

12. HarperCollins reserves the right to hold void, suspend, cancel, or amend the festival where it becomes necessary to do so.

13. The entry instructions are part of the Terms and Conditions for this competition.

14. By submitting authors to the festival you are agreeing to accept these Terms and Conditions. Any breach of these Terms and Conditions by you will (in the sole discretion of HarperCollins) mean that your entry will not be valid, and you will not be allowed to enter this competition.

15. By submitting authors to the festival you are agreeing that, the author’s name may be a) used for the purpose of announcing the festival and/or b) in any related publicity by HarperCollins, without additional permission.

16. Any personal information you give us will be used solely for this competition and will not be passed on to any other parties without your agreement. HarperCollins’ privacy policy can be found at: http://www.harpercollins.co.uk/legal/Pages/privacy-policy.aspx

17. Under no circumstances will HarperCollins be responsible for any loss, damages, costs or expenses arising from or in any way connected with any errors, defects, interruptions, malfunctions or delays in the promotion of the festival

18. HarperCollins reserves all rights to disqualify any entrant whose conduct is contrary to the spirit or intention of the competition.

19. Insofar as is permitted by law, HarperCollins, its agents or distributors will not in any circumstances be responsible or liable to compensate anyone in connection with this competition or accept any liability to anyone for any loss, damage, personal injury or death occurring in connection with this competition or as a result of taking up the prize except where it is caused by the negligence of HarperCollins, its agents or distributors or that of their employees. Your statutory rights are not affected.

20. The competition and its terms & conditions are governed exclusively by the laws of England and Wales. Any dispute relating to the competition shall be governed by the laws of England and Wales and will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English courts.

Locked Up Festival 2

 

Last July, Two Crime Writers and a Microphone put on the Locked Up Festival, bringing the biggest names around in the name of charity. Hundreds of amazing people bought tickets and raised over £14,000 for the Trussell Trust. 

A three day, fun-filled, informative, and often hilarious festival, that couldn't have gone any better. For a great cause, they were honoured to put it together. 

So, they are doing it again.

8th-10th April 2021. 

Tickets can be bought here.

THEAKSTON OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL RETURNS FOR 2021

 

The world-renowned Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has announced that it will go ahead later this year, after the Government unveiled its roadmap out of lockdown.

 Taking place in Harrogate, from 22-25 July – well after expected lifting of restrictions on 21 June - the Festival will celebrate a return to live events after a difficult and uncertain year for Harrogate International Festivals. Forced to cancel the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, alongside their wider summer season in 2020, the arts charity moved online, welcoming new audiences and taking the experience of ‘Harrogate’ to the world.

The return to a live event, announced on social media yesterday, was well received by audiences, with over 80% of early ticket bookers for the 2020 Festival having already transferred their tickets to 2021.

 After the lockdown saw a soar in popularity of the genre in the bestseller charts, as more and more readers turned their fiction interests to crime, the 2021 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, supported by T & R Theakston, will celebrate crime fiction in all its kinds, with a programme curated by Programming Chair Ian Rankin alongside the acclaimed Festival Committee and the  RankinHarrogate International Festivals team.

 Chief Executive of Harrogate International Festivals, Sharon Canavar, said: ‘‘Whilst the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has proven to be extremely dynamic with rules and regulations changing constantly, the Government Roadmap suggested a return to normal by this Summer. We are adapting and evolving our plans to be able to deliver a safe and agile Festival in line with the government regulations at the time, with additional safety measures where necessary, whilst also ensuring the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival retains the iconic feel that has ensured its place as the most successful crime writing festival in the world.

 We remain optimistic about the year ahead and like people across the UK, we are very much looking forward to the return of live events.”

Festival fans can expect a range of live author talks, panels and special guests, as well as some hybrid events to ensure that audiences who are unable to travel can access the Festival, bringing the power of literature to all in 2021.

The full author line-up, and ticket on sale dates for the Festival will be announced in the coming months. More information can be found at harrogateinternationalfestivals.com which will be updated regularly.

Crime Cymru - A New International Crime Fiction Festival for Wales!

 

Until now, there has been no established crime fiction festival in Wales. But, if you’re keyed in to crime fiction social media, you’ll know that that’s about to change. In spring 2022 – when, hopefully, we’ll all have learned how to live with the Coronavirus – Welsh crime writers’ collective, Crime Cymru (see Crime.Cymru for more info) are launching the country’s first international crime fiction festival Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival!

The inaugural three-day festival will take place on the early May bank holiday weekend in the lovely West Wales coastal resort and university town and of Aberystwyth.

But, in 2021, as a warm up to Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival, we’ll be holding a free, digital festival - Virtual CRIME CYMRU Digidol. Our live Zoom-based festival will introduce people from all over the UK/the world to the brilliant crime writing talent we have in Wales, as well as showcasing some of UK crime fiction’s household names. And, during our digi-fest, we’ll be doing our bit to support those who support us – booksellers. Each of Virtual CRIME CYMRU Digidol’s events will be partnered by a bookshop from which we’ll be encouraging audience members to order panel members’ books if they’ve been excited by what they’ve heard. 

The 2021 online festival will also see the launch of the Crime Cymru First Crime Novel Competition. The winner will be announced at a champagne reception as part of Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival ’22 the following year.

We’ve decided to break the mould and make  Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival a biennial event, with a digital festival in the interim years. Running a digital festival every other year means that readers who can’t travel to Aberystwyth will still be able to enjoy the fantastic line-ups of writers on offer, and it will also allow us to continue supporting bookshops with our partnership arrangements. 

As far as Crime Cymru is concerned Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival will be a not-for-profit festival but we want it to be of financial as well as cultural value to Aberystwyth – and Wales more widely. So we’re committed to a festival that’s:

Collaborative – we’re already collaborating with organisations and businesses in Aberystwyth and we’ve run a competition in local secondary schools to find our festival logo. 

Inclusive – we want Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival to have a welcoming, family feel and to encourage people who wouldn’t ordinarily see themselves as the sort of people who go to literary festivals to come along and see what we do. And, as Wales has two official languages – English and Welsh – we’ll be making sure that there are events in both languages. 

Sustainable – we want our festival to be as environmentally responsible as possible and to keep our carbon footprint to a minimum. This means we’ll be doing things like using QR-code downloads so we can reduce the number of printed programmes, and encouraging people to come to Aberystwyth by public transport.

Authentic - as Wales’s first national crime fiction festival we’re thrilled to have the chance to give festival-goers a real taste of Wales in Aberystwyth – a vibrant, multicultural town. 

So, what will Gŵyl CRIME CYMRU Festival offer festival goers?

We’ll open our inaugural festival on Friday evening with a big community event – a dragon lantern parade starting in the town centre and finishing at Aberystwyth castle in its commanding position overlooking the town and the sea. Later that evening, we’re planning a quiz in the festival bar where festival-goers can compete against authors.

On Saturday night people will be able to experience a traditional Welsh Noson Lawen with entertainment from selected authors who’ll be displaying their lesser-known talents. The event will feature food from some of the fantastic local producers of everything from smoked fish to cheese, bread to beer and the evening will be festival-goers’ chance to chat to participating authors in an informal atmosphere. 

Sunday evening will see Crime Cymru and sponsors throwing a champagne reception to mark the award of the inaugural Crime Cymru First Crime Novel Prize. 

And, all weekend, festival-goers will have the chance to see household names from the worlds of TV crime drama and crime fiction talking about their work as we run panel events throughout Saturday, Sunday and Monday morning, as well as writing workshops and free, meet-the-author book signing events in Aberystwyth’s bookshops.

In line with Crime Cymru’s aims, aspiring authors will be catered for, too, with a pitch-the-agent session and a session from a publisher on what they’re looking for in new crime fiction.

To learn more about the festival – including headliners and special guests – follow us on Twitter @GwylCymru2022, Instagram at GwylCrimeCymruFestival and like our Facebook page ‘Gŵyl Crime Cymru Festival’. 

And keep an eye on our website – www.GŵylCrimeCymruFestival.co.uk – which is currently under construction, for more information and details of how to book tickets for Virtual CRIME CYMRU Digidol next year. 

We hope to see you in Aberystwyth in 2022!

Alis Hawkins

Co-chair, Crime Cymru

Bloody Scotland Update

Hello friends,

It may not come as a surprise but we’re very sad to announce that Bloody Scotland will not be taking place in Stirling this year due to the global Coronavirus pandemic. The safety of our team, participants and audiences is paramount and even if social distancing restrictions are lifted by September, we feel we cannot proceed as normal without knowing safety can be absolutely assured.

Though we will greatly miss celebrating the finest local and international crime writing at the festival, we hope to bring you a wee taste of that classic Bloody Scotland atmosphere in the form of online events which we are currently in the process of plotting. More about that will be announced on a later date so make sure you’re following us on all the usual channels and in this very mailing list.

Until then, please stay home and stay safe.

All the very best from the Bloody Scotland team. 

If you have any questions please send them through to info@bloodyscotland.com

Dates for Bloody Scotland 2021 are currently scheduled as 17 - 19 September, should circumstances deem it possible closer to the time.

Killer Women Festival for Crime Writing & Drama - 15 March 2020

The Killer Women Festival for Crime Writing & Drama takes place on 15th March 2020 at Brown’s Courtrooms, 82-84 St Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AG.

Now in its fourth year, London’s only author-led, boutique crime festival opens its doors to women and men with a packed programme – old favourites and new discoveries from fiction and TV drama, and many festival firsts, plus world experts in policing, forensics and criminology.

Exclusive early bird day tickets go on sale at £65 (plus booking fee) on 1 January 2020. Early bird tickets are available only to Killer Women Club members. Anyone can join the club for free  here. Full price tickets will be available to all from 1 February 2020 for £75 (plus booking fee).

9-10am

REGISTRATION

Sign up for the Nutshell Challenge (teams will be drawn up on a first come, first served basis) and read and discuss the Sunday Papers with Killer Women Alison Joseph (author of the Sister Agnes series) and Kate Rhodes (author of the Hell Bay and Alice Quentin series).

10.15-11.15am

Judges Court

JUSTICE ON TRIAL

Britain’s only black chief constable and Chief Inspector of the CPS Michael Fuller (Kill the Black One First); Alison Levitt QC, chief counsel to the CPS during the Savile Enquiry, and England and Wales Commissioner for Victims Dame Vera Baird discuss whether the criminal justice system is fit for purpose.

Chaired by N.J. Cooper (author and former Chair of the Crime Writers’ Association.)

10.15-11.15am

Barristers Court

PEAKY BLINDERS TO COUNTY LINES: GANGS

Professor Carl Chinn (expert in the real Peaky Blinders) with Tracey Miller (former gang member and anti-gang activist, author of Sour) and Jason Farrell (home editor for Sky News, author of County Lines) talk about gang culture, past and present.

10.15-11.15am

Judges Chamber

MY FIRST MURDER: WRITING CRIME FOR KIDS

Featuring YA novelists Karen M McManus (NY Times bestselling author of One of Us is Lying) and Holly Jackson (author of bestseller A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder) and middle-grade novelists Elly Griffiths (bestselling crime novelist for adults, whose first novel for children is A Girl Called Justice) and Robin Stevens (Murder Most Unladylike Mysteries).

Chaired by Laura Wilson (crime novelist and Guardian crime fiction reviewer).

11.30-12.30pm

Judges Court

LIVE PODCAST

Live Podcast with Ann Cleeves: in conversation with the author of Shetland and Vera

11.30-12.30pm

Barristers Court

TOXIC MASCULINITY

Rebecca Wait (Our Fathers), Lucy Foley (The Hunting Party), Mel McGrath (The Guilty Party) and Marnie Riches (Tightrope) discuss social stereotypes and dangerous behaviour.

Chaired by William Shaw (Deadland).

11.30-12.30pm

Judges Chamber

DRINKING THE KOOL AID: CULTS

Louise Jensen (The Family), Alex Marwood (The Poison Garden), Will Carver (Nothing Important Happened Today) and Lisa Jewell (The Family Upstairs) discuss the appeal of cults in fiction.

Chaired by Claire McGlasson (The Rapture).

12.30-2pm 

LUNCH

1.30pm

Coffee and cookies with Helen Monks Takhar, author of sensational summer debut ‘Precious You’

2-3pm

Judges Court

K9: LIVE POLICE DOG DEMONSTRATION

Sniffer pups Bob and Bert and general police dog Titan are put through their paces by handlers Ruth and Chris Bond, 

2-3pm

Barristers Court

FACT TO FICTION: TRUE CRIME ON TV 

Exclusive insights into the making of ITV’s landmark 2020 drama WHITE HOUSE FARM, based on the Jeremy Bamber case.

Sponsored by ALL3MEDIA

2-3pm

Judges Chamber

SECRETS & LIES

Erin Kelly (Stone Mothers), Dorothy Koomson (Tell Me Your Secret), Kia Abdullah (Take it Back) and Trisha Saklecha (Your Truth or Mine?) explore the drivers of the psychological thriller.

Chaired by Julia Crouch (Her Husband’s Lover).

3.15-4.15pm

Judges Court

PSYCHOPATHS: MAD OR BAD?

Discussion of the psychopathic mind with TV criminologist Professor David Wilson (My Life with Murderers) and Dr Shubulade Smith, Head of Acute Forensic Psychiatry at the Maudsley, and Kerry Daynes, forensic psychologist and author  of The Dark Side of the Mind.

Chaired by Sharon Bolton (The Craftsman).

3.15-4.15pm

Barristers Court

FRESH BLOOD

Discover the most exciting new crime writers of the year: Bella Ellis (The Vanishing Bride), Trevor Wood (The Man on the Street), Russ Thomas (Firewatching) and Kate Bradley (To Keep You Safe), and hear about their journey to publication and their accomplished debuts.

Chaired by Sarah Hilary (crime author of the DI Marnie Rome series).

3.15-4.15pm

Judges Chamber

GETTING AN EARFUL: AUDIO CRIME

What makes a great crime listen? Why is audio true crime so popular? An insider’s guide to all things audio with some of the best producers, writers and voice talent in the business.

4.30-5.30pm

Judges Court

THE FORENSIC FRONT LINE

Ground-breaking forensic scientist Professor Angela Gallop (When the Dogs Don’t Bark) discusses her life and work with Lin Anderson (bestselling author of the Dr Rhona MacLeod series).

4.30-5.30pm

Barristers Court

BANGED UP: IS PRISON WORKING?

Former inmates Carl Cattermole (Prison: A Survival Guide) and Michaela Booth explore the issues.

Chaired by HMP Grendon Writer-in-Residence Simon Booker (Kill Me Twice).

4.30-5.30pm

Judges Chamber

CRITICAL INCIDENT TRAINING

Former police and military psychologist Emma Kavanagh explains what it takes to survive an attack.

5.45-6.30pm

Barristers Court

THE NUTSHELL CHALLENGE.

Devised exclusively for Killer Women and sponsored by Endeavour, this competition is in honour of CSI pioneer and mother of forensic science Frances Glessner Lee. Lee created the Nutshell Studies of Unexplained Death: 20 miniature crime scene dioramas made for the purpose of training homicide detectives, most of which are still in use today. Competitors will work in teams to briefs by top crime writers to create the best doll’s house style crime scene using miniature furniture, figures and weapons.

Sign up at morning registration to join a team. Places are limited and will be allocated on a first come, first served basis on the day.

5.45-6.30pm

Barristers Court

KILLER WOMEN MENTORING SCHEME

Showcasing Kahlia Bakosi, Louise Cannon, Laura Mace and Veena Muthuraman, the winners of the scheme launched this year to find and encourage new female voices in crime fiction from BAME and low income or working-class backgrounds.

Supported by the National Lottery through Arts Council England

6.30-8.00pm

DRINKS PARTY

Please join us for a free glass of prosecco courtesy of Simon and Schuster

A Taste of Capital Crime

If you are missing Capital Crime watch the video below which showcases the 2019 festival and see if you can spot yourself. If you haven't been to Capital Crime we hope the video will give you a sense of what to expect in 2020: a warm welcome, lots of fun and great entertainment.

Capital Crime Festival from Capital Crime on Vimeo.

The inaugural Capital Crime took place in September 2019 but never fear. Capital Crime 2020 will be taking place between 1st -3rd October 2020

Regular tickets are now on sale priced at £150 for a weekend pass and £80 for a day pass. Visit www.capitalcrime.org for more information. 

Stay tuned for more news soon.

Capital Crime Tickets to go on Sale

London’s new crime and thriller festival, Capital Crime, is pleased to announce that it will begin selling a limited number of specially priced early bird weekend and day passes on 15th October 2018.

The first tickets for Capital Crime will go on sale at 9.00am on Monday 15th October. Capital Crime is releasing a limited number of specially priced weekend and day passes, so be quick to ensure you don’t miss out.

Capital Crime also announced that the inaugural festival will take place at the Grand Connaught Rooms. Located between Holborn and Covent Garden, the Grand Connaught Rooms is a venue with a rich and storied history and is sure to be a great home for the festival.

Capital Crime is currently working with local hotels to ensure there will be accommodation to suit all budgets. Hotel discount codes will be made available to pass holders in early 2019.

For publicity enquiries please contact -

Lizzie Curle 

E: info@capitalcrime.org 

www.twitter.com/CapitalCrime1

ABOUT CAPITAL CRIME

Located in the heart of London’s West End, the inaugural Capital Crime will take place on 26th – 28th September 2019. Founded by David Headley and Adam Hamdy, Capital Crime is a new festival dedicated to all things crime and thriller. Featuring the best crime and thriller creatives, writers we all love to read, filmmakers we all love to watch, Capital Crime promises to be a fun, memorable experience.