My class had a barbecue this week, kindly hosted by one of the students. As well as doing lots of eating and drinking, we talked about writing quite a lot too.
One of our topics of conversation was the big Crime Writing Festival that is held in Harrogate every year. I'd given them some information about it at our last class, and one member had gone and fetched brochures for everybody.
If you are interested in crime writing, and you haven't ever been to Harrogate, you're missing a treat. The Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival is held there this year from 17-20th July.
It's a fantastic gathering, not just because of the big name authors who are appearing there, but because anybody who's anybody in the British crime writing scene will be there at one time or another, either on stage or in the audience.
Among the featured writers this year are Terri Gerritsen, Andy McNab and Peter Robinson, but really there is something for everyone whether your bag is James Bond, cosy crime or the Da Vinci code. There's even a special day on how to write crime, though at £100 including lunch, that particular event may not be within everybody's reach!
I shall probably pop in for a few sessions this year, and several of my students are making plans to do so too. Shall we be bumping into you there?
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