Creative Thursday A day-long crime fiction creative writing workshop The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival’s creative writing course for aspiring writers, Creative Thursday gives you the chance to hone your novel and short story writing skills with a day-long programme of workshops and seminars led by bestselling crime writers, publishing industry professionals and real-life crime experts.
Thursday 18 July 9am – 6pm. £99 per person 2013 programme includes:
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Intensive Writing Workshop: Constructing Character and Plot
Join Bafta nominated screenwriter, producer and former criminal barrister, M.R. Hall, and Irish writer and former lawyer, William Ryan, as they take you through the mechanics of constructing the central character and plot of a crime novel.
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Treat yourself to a whole four days at the crime hot spot of the summer by booking a combined ticket and accommodation package. Stay in one of our specially selected Festival hotels and join over 90 of the world’s most celebrated crime authors in conversation, in action and in the bar!
Booking Information CELEBRATING A DECADE OF EUROPE’S LARGEST CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL…
To book, call tel: 01423 562 303 or email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk
Forensic Science Society
Callum Sutherland of the FSS will invite you to become the Detectives and Forensic Scientists, as he focuses on where the psychological and profiling aspects of an investigation can mislead, asking ‘Do we really see what we think we see?’
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The Dragons’ Pen Four brilliant publishing professionals. Two minutes to convince them your synopsis and first chapter are worth reading. One audience full of your fellow would-be writers. Our literary version of the popular TV show, the Dragons’ Den, is not for the faint-hearted. The 2013 panel of Dragons comprises literary agents Jane Gregory and Gordon Wise and publishers Maria Rejt of Pan Macmillan and Jade Chandler of Little, Brown. For full details visit:
www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime To book, call the Festival Office on tel: 01423 562303 or email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk
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Day Rover Ticket Friday Rover (19 July) and Saturday Rover (20 July) tickets are available. Day Rovers include: Access to all Festival events* throughout the day A delicious lunch at the Old Swan Hotel A complimentary Festival goody bag Price: £85 per person
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Box Office, tel: 01423 562 303 Book Online: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com /crime * Rover tickets DO NOT include the following: Creative Thursday (Thu 18 July) and Dinner event (Sat 20 July). These events must be booked separately, please check event listings for details.
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THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR PARTNERS
Indulge your criminal tendencies and get great value for money with a Festival Rover ticket:
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01423 562303 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk Harrogate International Festivals, 32 Cheltenham Parade, Harrogate, HG1 1DB
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Weekend Rover Ticket
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Harrogate International Festivals are proud to announce the launch of our own, independent Box Office. Our new service will offer a great range of ticket booking options, and ensure you receive a personal service from the Festivals Team.
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Weekend Break packages, 3 nights accommodation and a Weekend Rover ticket, start from only £369 per person for two people sharing a double/twin room, or only £409 per person for singles. For details visit: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime
Weekend Rovers include: Access to all Festival events* from 8pm on Thursday 18 July to 12.30pm on Sunday 21 July. Delicious lunches at the Old Swan Hotel on Friday and Saturday A complimentary Festival goody bag Price: £199 per person
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Intensive Writing Workshop: Learning from the Greats
Henry Sutton, crime novelist and Senior Lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of East Anglia, will look at six modern crime masters, translating their originality and inspiration into practical writing tips.
Festival Weekend Break Packages: Make The Perfect Getaway!
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KATE ATKINSON LEE CHILD CHARLAINE HARRIS SUSAN HILL VAL MCDERMID WILLIAM MCILVANNEY RUTH RENDELL JEANETTE WINTERSON
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and 9th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year
18-21 July 2013 Box Office: 01423 562303 www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/crime
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2013 THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME WRITING FESTIVAL PROGRAMME THURSDAY 18 JULY 2013
Ten years ago, a handful of us were cajoled into putting together a crime festival in the sedate Victorian spa town of Harrogate. We called in favours from reluctant friends, persuaded publishers to come north of the M25 and compiled a programme that excited us. We hoped it would attract readers too. We must have done something right, because the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is now the most vibrant and popular event of its kind anywhere in the world. Because we’re inclusive. We include the very best writers, from newbies to icons of the genre. We include translated fiction, TV and film adaptation, a quiz and, of course, beer. We don’t hide the writers away – we include them in the rolling party in the bar. And in everything we do, we include the readers. Because writers without readers are redundant. Enjoy your visit. Enjoy becoming part of the heritage of homicide. Val McDermid, 2013 Festival Programming Chair
It’s a great joy to have supported for so many years this very special festival that’s head and shoulders above any other in the world. Since 2004, we’ve enjoyed this symbiotic partnership of beer and crime fiction. Old Peculier is a unique and unusual brew named after the Court of the Peculier in Masham, which was established in the 12th Century to deal with local misdemeanours. It really has been the perfect fit. It’s heartening how business and culture can truly support and benefit each other, particularly in austere times. I’d like to welcome you to the Old Swan Hotel, whether you are an old returning friend, or new to the event. Programming Chair Val McDermid has delivered a remarkable line-up celebrating a ‘Decade of Crime’, and as one of the Festival’s co-founders, 2013 is set to be a very special event. I am also honoured to welcome the 9th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, with our retail partners, WH Smith. We’re celebrating with a beer brewed especially - A Shot in the Dark – a full bodied ale that like a good crime novel is richly exciting and unusual. Enjoy the convivial atmosphere and the criminally good books, here’s to the next decade! Cheers. Simon Theakston, Executive Director, T&R Theakston
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THEAKSTONS OLD PECULIER CRIME NOVEL OF THE YEAR & FESTIVAL OPENING PARTY The six authors shortlisted for the prestigious prize battle it out for supremacy. BBC Radio 4’s Mark Lawson hosts as the 2013 award is presented to the lucky winner. Ticket price includes canapés and glass of wine or Old Peculier. 8.00pm | Tickets: £16
FRIDAY 19 JULY 2013 SPECIAL GUEST: RUTH RENDELL INTERVIEWED BY JEANETTE WINTERSON The author of more than fifty novels mapping the extremities of human potential speaks exclusively to Jeannete Winterson about transforming the whodunit into the whydunit. 9.00am | Tickets: £13 DEAD IN DEUTSCHLAND The UK’s leading expert on translated crime fiction Barry Forshaw asks Jussi Adler-Olsen, Jan Costin Wagner, Sebastian Fitzek and Nele Neuhaus, is German crime fiction the Next Big Thing? 10.30am | Tickets: £10 VICTORIAN CRIME: FACT OR FICTION Is truth stranger than fiction? Chair Sarah Pinborough seeks out the truth leading Kate Colquhoun, Lyndsay Faye, Kate Summerscale and Andrew Taylor down a myriad of dark Victorian alleys. 12.00pm | Tickets: £10 SOCIAL MEDIA: WHO ARE YOU Explore the fine line between social media success and social media suicide with authors Ruth Dudley-Edwards, Erin Kelly, Steve Mosby and Sarah Pinborough. Chaired by Mark Billingham. 2.00pm | Tickets: £10 TOUCHING EVIL Does crime fiction anatomise or glorify crime? Michael Ridpath poses this controversial and hard-hitting question to Belinda Bauer, writing duo Nicci French, Alex Marwood and Stav Sherez. 3.30pm | Tickets: £10 STANDING ON THE SHOULDERS OF GIANTS Chair Martyn Waites asks Sophie McKenzie, Denise Mina, Louise Penny and Henry Sutton to reflect on their heroes and divulge which faithful books they return to time and again. 5.00pm | Tickets: £10
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SPECIAL GUEST: SUSAN HILL Creator of the chilling Woman In Black, the prolific writer who has celebrated over half a century as a published novelist shares her passion for storytelling with acclaimed author and reviewer NJ Cooper. 8.30pm | Tickets: £13 FLEMING FANS: BOND PANEL Casino Royale, the very first James Bond novel, celebrates its 60th anniversary in 2013. A gamble you won’t want to miss as authors Sam Bourne, JJ Connolly, Susan Hill and Gregg Hurwitz consider the immense influence of Fleming’s work on British crime and thriller writing with chair Charles Cumming. 10.00pm | Tickets: £10
SATURDAY 20 JULY 2013 SPECIAL GUEST: WILLIAM MCILVANNEY IN CONVERSATION WITH IAN RANKIN A true champion of gritty poetic literature, the Godfather of ‘Tartan Noir’ talks to one of its biggest selling talents. 9.00am | Tickets: £13
FORENSICS: VAL MCDERMID IN CONVERSATION WITH SUE BLACK Crime fiction on the dissection table, as forensic anthropologist Professor Sue Black and Festival Programming Chair Val McDermid discuss criminal fact vs. criminal fiction. 10.30am | Tickets: £13
NEW BLOOD Val McDermid introduces four sparkling new talents, Derek B. Miller, A.S.A. Harrison, Anya Lipska and Malcolm Mackay. Don’t miss the next big thing! 12.00pm | Tickets: £10 SPECIAL EVENT: VERA Behind the scenes of ITV’s flagship drama, this panel features writer Ann Cleeves, actress Brenda Blethyn, producer Elaine Collins and screenwriter Paul Rutman. 2.00pm | Tickets: £11 Harrogate International Festivals is a registered charity, no. 244861. All information is correct at time of going to press. Harrogate International Festivals reserves the right to makes such alterations as may become necessary.
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SOUTH OF THE EQUATOR Join us on a memorable long-haul flight to far-flung destinations, as Paul Johnston presents a sizzling showcase of authors from the Southern Hemisphere including Lauren Beukes, Helen Fitzgerald, Michael Robotham and MD Villiers. 3.30pm | Tickets: £10 SPECIAL GUEST: LEE CHILD INTERVIEWED BY SARAH MILLICAN With comedienne Sarah Millican as Special Guest interviewer, we advise you hold on to the edge of your seats. This promises to be one heck of an entertaining ride! 5.00pm | Tickets: £13
DINNER: LICENSE TO THRILL Be prepared to be shaken not stirred, with this celebratory James Bond Murder Mystery Dinner, 007 style. 6.15pm | Tickets: £30 SPECIAL GUEST: KATE ATKINSON BBC Radio 4’s Mark Lawson speaks to the critically acclaimed author of the compelling Jackson Brodie private detective series. 8.30pm | Tickets: £13
LATE NIGHT QUIZ Test your criminal knowledge with quiz masters Mark Billingham and Celebrity Mastermind winner Val McDermid and vie to get your hands on the coveted quiz cup! 10.00pm | Tickets: £10
SUNDAY 21 JULY 2013 SLAUGHTERING THE SACRED COWS Iconoclastic authors Stuart MacBride, Catriona McPherson, Manda Scott and Cathi Unsworth speak to broadcaster Mark Lawson about pushing the boundaries of the crime fiction genre. 10.00am | Tickets: £10 SPECIAL GUEST: CHARLAINE HARRIS Paul Blezard sinks his teeth into the New York Times Bestseller, whose Sookie Stackhouse novels were the inspiration for HBO’s hit drama True Blood. 11.30am | Tickets: £13
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