2009 Crime Writing Festival

In partnership with

Including: Mark Billingham John Banville as Benjamin Black Lee Child Reginald Hill Val McDermid George Pelecanos

Laura Wilson 'The Wire' Special with David Simon

5th Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year.

23-26 July 2009 Crown Hotel, Harrogate HARROGATEINTERNATIONALFESTIVALS

sponsors All events take place at the Crown Hotel Thursday 23 July 9.30-5.00pm Creative Thursday (see page 25 for details) 8.00pm Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel

of the Year & Festival Opening Party Friday 24 July 9.00am Special Guest: Mark Billingham 10.30am Digging Up the Past 12.00pm New Blood 2.00pm The Raven and the Rue Morgue: Edgar Allan Poe 3.30pm Shoot the Book 5.00pm Music to Murder By 6.30pm Big Sleep Mixer in the Bar 8.00pm In conversation: Reginald Hill and Benjamin Black

aka John Banville 10.00pm Late Night Cabaret: Secrets and Lies Saturday 25 July 9.00am Special Guest: George Pelecanos 10.30am Emerald Noir 12.00pm Men in Crisis 1.00pm Readers’ Book Group 2.00pm Dangerous Dykes 3.30pm Ranting Writers: Five Go Postal 5.00pm X-Rated: Sex, Drugs and Ultra Violence 6.15pm Come Dine with me: Murder Mystery Dinner 8.30pm Special Guest: Lee Child 10.00pm Late Night Quiz Show Sunday 26 July 10.00am Nursery Crimes 11.30am Special Event: ‘The Wire’ David Simon and

George Pelecanos

Crime Festival Programme

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W e lcom e Welcome to the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Now in its seventh year, the festival is the largest of its kind in the world, and I feel confident that this summer’s event, with its marvellous line-up of special guests including Mark Billingham, Lee Child, Reginald Hill, George Pelecanos, and David Simon, will live up to the high standards of previous years.

We also have Benjamin Black, who has moved from a Bookerprize winning literary career (as John Banville) to the dark side...

Take advantage of our unique Weekend Break Package, stay at the Festival Hotel with your favourite authors and access all the main Festival events*.

Whether you like your crime fiction hardcore or soft-boiled, there’s something for everyone, as well as fantastic company and good clean (or, if you prefer it, down and dirty) fun. There’s a wide variety of panels – thought-provoking, exciting, and controversial – and a great party atmosphere.

We can tailor your booking from one night’s accommodation to a long weekend and offer a range of ticket options to suit your requirements. Stay at the beautifully refurbished Crown Hotel, situated in the Antique Quarter at the heart of the picturesque Spa Town of Harrogate, or choose from a range of other conveniently sited Festival hotels.

I’m very proud to have the honour of being this year’s Chair, and I do hope that you will enjoy the festival.

Weekend Break Packages

Call the Festival office on 01423 562303 or email crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk for more details. *Weekend Break ticket packages exclude Creative Thursday places and Come Dine with Me dinner

Laura Wilson (2009 Programme Chair)

It gives me great pleasure to be able to welcome you and our ever-growing legion of fans to the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Once again the Festival Programming Committee, this year under the expert guidance of Chair Laura Wilson, has persuaded some of the greatest writers in the crime fiction pantheon to join an exceptional line up for this year’s Festival. The perfect mix of writers, publishers, fans and Yorkshire’s finest ale has entrenched the Festival as one of the highlights in the social calendar of both the industry and the local Harrogate area and I’m sure this year can only add further to that.

Weekend Rover Tickets

Setting the tone for the weekend is the presentation of the increasingly sought-after and coveted Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award - an entertaining celebration of the very best of crime writing.

We continue to derive significant benefit from our association with the Festival as the profile and popularity of Old Peculier grows ever wider across the country and indeed overseas. I very much look forward to seeing you all there.

Simon Theakston (Executive Director T&R Theakston)

Indulge yourself in a whole four days of the very best of crime fiction AND get great value for money by purchasing a Weekend Rover pass.

Weekend Rovers include: Access to all events* from 8pm Thursday to 12.30pm Sunday.

Delicious lunches at the Crown Hotel on Friday and Saturday Complimentary tea and coffee throughout Festival

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Premier Partners:

Managed and presented by Harrogate International Festivals Sharon Canavar (Chief Executive, Harrogate International Festivals), Erica Morris (Event Manager, Festivals), Lizzie Forbes-Ritte (PR Manager) Programming Committee: Laura Wilson (Chair), Jane Gregory, Hilary Hale, N J Cooper, Selina Walker

All for just £170 per person.

Day Rover Tickets If you want to enjoy a day of crime and make your money go further, why not buy a Day Rover pass, available for Friday 24 or Saturday 25 July? Day Rovers include: Access to all events* throughout the day Lunch at the Crown hotel Complimentary tea and coffee throughout Festival

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Special thanks to:

A complimentary Festival goody bag

A complimentary Festival goody bag.

All for just £170 per person.

*excludes ‘Come Dine With Me: Murder Mystery Dinner’

Weekend and Day Rover tickets are available from the Box Office on 0 8 4 5 1 3 0 8 8 4 0

Waterstone’s will have a bookstore in the Crown Hotel and will host signings after each event.

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Now firmly established in the literary calendar, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year award is in its fifth year and celebrating a brand new partnership with one of the most popular supermarkets in the UK, Asda.

The 14 short listed titles will be on promotion in Asda stores between 7th – 28th July. Make sure you take advantage of Asda’s amazing price-busting special offer – 2 of the very best British crime novels of the last year for just £7!

The winner of the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of Year will be decided solely by YOU – the readers. Vote for your favourite short listed book for 1st June online at www.theakstons.co.uk The winning author takes home £3,000 and a handmade Theakstons Old Peculier cask.

Unlike other award ceremonies, you can be there when the envelope is opened! See below for ticket information for the Award presentation on the opening night of the 2009 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival.

Thurs. 23 July 8.00pm | Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year and Festival Opening Party | £15 Start the 2009 Festival with a bang by joining the short listed authors for this year’s announcement of the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year. Soak up the excitement, cheer on your favourite author and hold your breath in anticipation as the winner’s name is read!

Continue the celebrations and commiserations after the presentation with fellow crime lovers, authors and publishers at the Festival opening party. Ticket price includes canapés and a glass of wine or Yorkshire’s finest ale, Old Peculier.

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BE ONE OF THE FIRST

Fri. 24 July

9.00am | Special Guest:

Mark Billingham | £10 Ever since the publication of his first novel and instant bestseller Sleepyhead in 2001, actor and stand-up comedian Mark Billingham has become one of the best-loved authors in British crime fiction. His detective Tom Thorne is now one of the most popular figures in modern crime fiction and his ranks of loyal and dedicated fans swell with the publication of each new novel in the series.

Mark Billingham

In 2008 Mark’s first standalone novel In The Dark garnered outstanding critical acclaim, and the eighth Thorne novel, Blood Line – every bit as hard-hitting and enthralling as its predecessors – has just been published.

Always entertaining, both on and off stage, Mark Billingham has become a firm Festival favourite as well as one of the UK’s most celebrated crime writers. He discusses his life and work with author and Guardian crime fiction critic Laura Wilson.

10.30am |

Digging Up the Past | £8

Ariana Franklin

Always a popular panel, join five of the best authors in historical crime fiction – Gyles Brandreth, Ariana Franklin, Jason Goodwin, Caro Peacock and C.J. Sansom - to discuss the growing popularity of the past and what attracts them to their particular period, from medieval mayhem to twentieth-century criminal intrigue. Author Mark Mills chairs.

12.00pm |

Look out for limited FREE advance copies of Ravens available exclusively at Harrogate. A masterpiece of psychological suspense by the highly acclaimed author of The Juror.

New Blood | £8

Guided by international best-seller and Festival favourite Val McDermid, five of the hottest new talents in crime fiction – Duncan Campbell, David Levien, Shona MacLean, Dan Waddell and Lee Weeks – discuss their work, motivation, inspirations and aspirations. An essential insight into the names to look out for in coming years...

Duncan Campbell

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“NATHAN ... THEY’RE DIGGING UP THE WOODS”

Fri. 24 July

2.00pm |

The Raven and the Rue Morgue: Edgar Allan Poe | £8

Widely regarded as the father of the modern detective story, Poe created an astonishing number of the conventions of crime fiction. To celebrate the 200th anniversary of his birth a panel of admirers Peter James, Laura Lippman, Andrew Taylor and Martin Walker – under the watchful eye of Literary journalist Barry Forshaw, discuss Poe’s writing and his phenomenally fertile imagination, and reflect on a life that was as dark as his work.

3.30pm |

Shoot the Book | £8

What is it like to write for the screen and what does it feel like when your novel is adapted by someone else? A quartet of successful novelists and screenwriters Neil Cross, Daniel Depp, Frances Fyfield and David Levien, discuss the art and the consequences of book adaptations for TV and film with veteran film writer and broadcaster Barry Norman.

They consider the essential differences between writing for page and writing for screen, the qualities that make a novel filmable, and how it’s done.

5.00pm |

Barry Norman

Music to Murder By | £8

What part should music play in crime fiction? Can it be a character in itself, or is it just a lazy way of creating atmosphere, and can the anorak get in the way of the author?

Four admirers of different types of music – John Harvey and Martyn Waites (jazz ancient and modern), Dreda Say Mitchell (reggae) and Cathi Unsworth (punk) discuss what their favourite sounds bring to the murder party with MOJO magazine’s Andrew Male.

UNEARTH THE DARKEST THRILLER OF THE YEAR FROM NEIL CROSS

Peter James

Dreda Say Mitchell

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DALZIEL & PASCOE ARE BACK!

Fri. 24 July 6.30pm |

Big Sleep Mixer in the Bar

with Martyn Waites | FREE

Join an informal get together to discuss the Festivals Big Read book, Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep. See page 23.

8.00pm | In Conversation: Reginald Hill and Benjamin Black aka John Banville | £12

Martyn Waites

Veteran writer Reginald Hill created one of crime fiction’s best-loved ‘odd couples’ in Andy Dalziel and Peter Pascoe, and his books have been made into a hugely popular television series. This highly acclaimed author has been the recipient of the coveted Cartier Diamond Dagger award for his outstanding body of work. He has been producing top-quality novels since his first, A Clubbable Woman, was published in 1970.

Irish writer John Banville began his career as a playwright and literary novelist, winning many awards including the Booker prize for The Sea in 2005 before he turned to crime fiction, writing under the name of Benjamin Black.

Mark Lawson hosts a fascinating discussion about their different approaches to their craft.

10.00pm | Late Night Cabaret: Secrets and Lies | £8

‘A masterful writer’ THE TIMES

Don’t miss Reginald Hill in conversation with John Banville Friday 24 July, 8.00pm

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Can you tell fact from fiction? Writers tell lies for a living, but how well can they spin a tale to a live audience? Here’s a chance to pit the strength of your inner-lie-detector against a line-up of Christopher Brookmyre, Laura Lippman, Stuart MacBride, Val McDermid, Denise Mina and Martyn Waites.

The panel will reveal secrets about themselves and their work, and it is your job to catch them out in a falsehood. But be warned: if you think they’re telling porkies, and you turn out to be wrong, you will have to pay a forfeit of £1. If you are right, the liar will have to cough up £5!

Remember, truth is often far stranger than fiction... Chaired by Grand Inquisitor Mark Billingham, Secrets and Lies is surreal, anarchic, and very, very funny.

All proceeds go to the Festival’s cause of choice: Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Laura Lippman

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Sat. 25 July

9.00am | Special Guest:

George Pelecanos | £10 One of the best, critically acclaimed American crime authors, George Pelecanos has written some of the most dramatic and hard-hitting novels of the last decade. A master of many styles, he has a background in film and television, working with the Coen brothers and garnering an Emmy nomination for his work on HBO’s The Wire. A huge success when he appeared in 2006 he returns to discuss his work, including his latest novel, The Way Home, just published in the UK, with best-selling home-grown thriller writer Simon Kernick.

Don’t miss this opportunity to find out what makes the ‘sexiest man in crime’ tick.

10.30am |

Emerald Noir

| £8

Crime fiction is for many identified with big, brash urban landscapes, but some of the hottest properties in contemporary crime fiction come from and write about the greenest of all lands, Ireland. But what is it about the Emerald Isle that makes it the perfect place for crime of all types? Four top names – Ken Bruen, Declan Hughes, Gene Kerrigan and Brian McGilloway - talk about their influences and background, the importance of landscape and history, and the place of politics and religion in their work with veteran (and often controversial) commentator on Irish life Ruth Dudley Edwards.

12.00pm |

George Pelecanos

Brian McGilloway

Men in Crisis | £8

Troubled masculinity is a staple – even a cliché – of crime fiction. Why is it that male and female readers alike have come to love this parade of drunken adulterers and borderline psychotics? Allan Guthrie, Paul Johnston, Simon Kernick and Robert Lewis, all writers with disturbed, disturbing and sometimes downright deranged leading men, look at the appeal of the bleak universe inhabited by their flawed heroes.

N J Cooper rules with a rod of iron.

Simon Kernick

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HAVE YOU SEEN PENGUIN’S MOST WANTED?

Sat. 25 July 1.00pm | Readers’ Book Ann Cleeves | FREE

Group:

A firm Festival favourite. Free to attend, the Readers Book group takes the book group out of the living room.

This informal and relaxed hour brings like-minded people together to share their love of reading great crime fiction.

This year, the Festival Reader in Residence, award-winning novelist Ann Cleeves will be leading a discussion of newly published novels by first time authors. For this year’s reading list, go to www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime

2.00pm |

Anne Cleeves

Dangerous Dykes | £8

Why do lesbians make such successful crime-fiction writers, and why do they give the straight male opposition sleepless nights? Stella Duffy, N J Cooper, Val McDermid and Manda Scott, four of the best gay women crime writers, who between them embrace a wide range of styles and subjectmatter, discuss their writing, the pros and cons of labels, and the more controversial aspects of their work with journalist and broadcaster Mark Lawson.

Val McDermid

3.30pm | Ranting Writers: Five Go Postal | £8 Chairman Simon Brett attempts to keep order as M C Beaton, Christopher Brookmyre, Ann Cleeves, R J Ellory and Laura Wilson harrumph, turn the air blue and foam at the mouth about everything that gets up their noses in crime writing, from anthropomorphism and abuse of semi-colons to clichés and hackneyed plot lines.

Caro Ramsay

Andrew Taylor

Dan Waddell

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M C Beaton

Sex, Drugs and Ultra-Violence | £8 5.00pm | X-Rated:

Shocking, sickening, repulsive, amoral… how far can – or should – a crime writer go? Is everything permissible, or should authors censor their worst impulses before they reach the page? Four of the edgiest authors working in the genre today – Megan Abbott, Denise Mina, Caro Ramsay and Zoë Sharp - discuss how to handle everything from cannibalism to zoo-ophilia. All this and the sheer joy of creating mayhem: not for the faint-hearted. Chaired by the scariest Aberdonian of them all, Stuart MacBride.

Stuart MacBride

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Sat. 25 July 6.15pm | Come Dine With Me: Murder Mystery Dinner | £26 Don’t miss this opportunity to chat with your favourite authors over a delicious dinner, and participate in a unique game of whodunnit devised by Festival reader-in-residence Ann Cleeves. They all make a living out of murder, but tonight, one crime writer will die. Listen to the witness statements, follow the forensic evidence from Scene-of-Crime Officer Helen Pepper, and then decide which of the sinister suspects is the guilty party. Featuring special appearances from N J Cooper, Stuart MacBride, Cath Staincliffe and Martyn Waites, the guest authors hosting tables this year include: Tom Cain Steve Mosby M C Beaton Zoë Sharp

Andrew Grant Chris Simms Nicola Upson James Twining

N J Cooper

Matt Hilton Jacqueline Winspear Yrsa Sigurdardottir Dreda Say Mitchell

Ticket price includes a two-course meal and a glass of wine.

8.30pm | Special Guest:

Lee Child | £12 Attracting the Festival’s biggest ever audience when he appeared in 2007, Lee Child makes a welcome return to this year’s festival, so book early! A victim of corporate restructuring at Granada TV in 1995, Lee decided to spend a few pounds of his redundancy payment on pencils and paper.

The result, his first novel Killing Floor, was an immediate success, and launched the ‘Jack Reacher’ series which has grown in sales and impact with each instalment. His – and Jack’s – latest book is Gone Tomorrow, which was published earlier this year.

Lee Child

He is interviewed by author and Observer crime-fiction critic Peter Guttridge, with a special appearance by Lee’s brother Andrew Grant. As well as giving a unique insight into his sibling’s life and work, he will introduce his own first novel, Even, just published in the UK.

10.00pm | Late

| £8

Night Quiz Show

Hugely popular and hotly contested, the quiz is a chance to test your knowledge of crime trivia from pseudonyms to theme tunes against authors, publishers, agents, and other fans. Hosted

by Mark Billingham and Val McDermid, with the incomparable Stuart MacBride and Laura Wilson keeping score.

Mark Billingham

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Sun. 26 July

10.00am |

Nursery Crimes | £8

From Beatrix Potter and Robert Louis Stevenson to Enid Blyton and J.K. Rowling, children’s literature is chock-full of crimes and misdemeanours. Jasper Fforde, Christopher Fowler, Suzette A Hill and Yrsa Sigurdardottir discuss their earliest inspirations and models as, under the watchful eye of Andrew Taylor, they recall how their first steps in reading taught them to appreciate, and, later, to emulate, a jolly good mystery.

Jasper Fforde

11.30am | Special Event: ‘The Wire’

David Simon and George Pelecanos | £12 Creator and Producer, David Simon and author and Wire scriptwriter George Pelecanos talk to best-selling American author Laura Lippman to give a fascinating insight into a TV series which has been described as ‘the greatest of all time.’

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Criminally funny crime writers appearing at this year’s Festival

David Simon

This is an unmissable opportunity to see two of the creative masterminds behind the critically acclaimed American TV drama share the inside track on the off-screen story. A slowburning television phenomenon, The Wire aired for the first time in 2002 on US cable channel HBO, and ran for over 60 episodes until its final episode in March 2008. Praised for its realistic portrayal of urban life and challenging exploration of social and political issues, The Wire has become one of the first ‘sleeper’ television dramas, having found a wider audience, greater plaudits and an ever-increasing amount of international attention since going off air via the series DVD releases and through simple word of mouth.

If you want to catch up before you come, then tune into BBC2 who are currently giving the show its first UK terrestrial screening.

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Education Programmes

Big Read

Leeds Met Little Read

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The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is hugely proud of our partnership with Leeds Metropolitan University, which enables us to develop and continue our education programmes.

• Reader In Residence Award-winning author Ann Cleeves has been representing the Festival’s reading audience since 2003. Her work in the role has included running CSI-style workshops in schools and community centres, staging events in libraries and rural pubs, and running the Readers’ Book Group event at the Festival in July – a chance for crime readers, not just writers, to have their voices heard.

The Big Sleep New for 2009 is the Theakstons Old Peculier Big Read in partnership with Penguin Books. The book chosen for 2009 is The Big Sleep by Raymond Chandler. The novel that defined the hard-boiled school of crime writing and introduced the world to iconic detective Philip Marlowe celebrates seventy years since the date of its first publication this year.

Harrogate Big Readers Libraries across Harrogate and district are hosting special Big Readers Book Group events lead by modern day crime author and Chandler buff Martyn Waites.

Look out for free copies of The Big Sleep turning up in locations across Harrogate – keep an eye on the website www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime to discover which shops, cafes, libraries, bars and stations Marlowe will be staking out this summer.

• Kids, Spies and Private Eyes The support of Leeds Met has been invaluable in allowing the Festival to take literary workshops to schools in Harrogate district, particularly to rural areas where such opportunities are scarce. Our schools workshop programme Kids, Spies and Private Eyes combines talks and practical writing workshops from leading children’s authors with the opportunity for young people to investigate a crime scene, interpret clues and solve a mystery.

• Creative Thursday Leeds Met’s commitment to our outreach and education programmes ensures the Festival continues to support aspiring writers through our annual day-long programme of creative writing workshops, delivered by leading authors and industry professionals.

The Big Sleep Mixer Friday 24 July, 6.30pm.

Henry’s Bar, the Crown Hotel.

Share your love of this year’s Big Read book at the Festival with other like minded souls. Author Martyn Waites will be hosting an informal session in the bar at which readers can share their love (or hate!) of Chandler’s best known novel.

The Famous Five: Five on a Treasure Island Young people can get reading along with the Festival with one of the best adventures around, the first in Enid Blyton’s timeless Famous Five series, Five on a Treasure Island.

Take part in the Little Read this summer by reading about the escapades of Julian, Dick, George, Anne and Timothy the dog as they unlock the secrets of the mysterious Kirrin Island.

Little Read Events Read it with your school or family and then come along to some Little Read Famous Five inspired events which will be taking place from 3 - 24 July at the Harrogate International Festival Box Office on the Victoria Shopping Centre Piazza, opposite the train station.

Activites will include treasure trails, learning outdoor survival skills, storytelling sessions, and a picnic day bring your own lashings of ginger beer!

Children taking part in Little Read activities must bring an adult – so it’s a great opportunity for parents and carers to re-live their own youth with the mystery-solving fivesome!

For event details, dates and times, visit: www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime

Schools Schools can request a Little Read activity pack, filled with fun ideas based around the Five’s exploits, and perfect for end of term activities.

Call 01423 562 303 or email crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk to reserve a pack.

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Creative Thursday - 23rd July, 9.30-5pm Now in its fourth year, Creative Thursday is a writing workshop for all pre-published writers, especially those with a criminal bent to their fiction! Delivered in the Festival’s characteristic good humour, you will be informed and entertained, whether it is your first Creative Thursday or your fourth.

This year, workshops focus on giving an insight into communicating the more knotty side of writing crime fiction; detection and punishment.

Real CSI - Turning the Facts into Fiction: Award-winning author Laura Wilson is joined 1

by CSI officer Andy Manns to shed light on the harsh realities of forensics and how best to

utilise the knowledge of police experts to inform your fiction.

Author and lawyer Martin Edwards has the answers.

Legalese: How do you write accurately about the legal process without losing the plot to the 1

minutiae? And how far can you ask your audience to depart from the facts for a story?

You Can’t Run in High Heels: A self-defence masterclass and a writing workshop all-in-one 1

with writer and real life action heroine Zoë Sharp.

Technical and industry workshops:

Pillars of Hercules: Head of Writing at Liverpool John Moores University and crime author, 1

Adam Creed, leads an exploration of structure in novels and how to apply the lessons of

storytelling, from the Ancient Greeks through to James Ellroy.

Mark’s novel In The Dark from page to finished audiobook.

Adapting for Audio: Author Mark Billingham, abridger Kati Nicholl and actor Adjoa 1

Andoh reveal the fascinating stages behind the adaptation process, following the journey of

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This year Creative Thursday presents aspiring authors with the chance of a lifetime…

Leeds Met values its partnership with the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Leeds Met’s cultural partnerships with Harrogate International Festivals, Black Dyke Band and Northern Ballet Theatre encourage student participation in the arts.

Working in partnership with Harrogate International Festivals

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The Dragons' Pen You… Your book… A panel of four leading industry professionals…

Just two minutes to pitch your novel to some of the most influential and respected names in publishing…

Oh, and an entire audience of other hopeful writers… Could you handle it?

The agents: Jane Gregory of Gregory and Company and Philip Patterson of Marjac Scripts.

The editors: David Shelley of Little, Brown and Selina Walker of Transworld.

As well as offering a truly entertaining finale to the day for all attendees, for the brave, taking part in The Dragons' Pen is a real opportunity to get your book in front of the people who have the power to kick-start an author’s career.

We have set prices for Creative Thursday at a credit-crunch-busting £80 per person, including lunch – so book now to guarantee your place.

For more information and to book go to www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime or phone 01423 562303.

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Booking Information

Tickets Tickets for individual events are on sale from the box office: Box Office, Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA Telephone Bookings Phone 0845 130 8840 to book tickets for individual events. Lines are open from: 9.30am – 5.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

In Person Tickets for individual events can be bought in advance at the Harrogate International Centre Box Office, 10.00am – 5.30pm, Monday – Saturday.

Email and Online Enquiries for ticket information email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk or visit our website at: www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime At the Events Tickets will be available for all Festival events from Thursday 23 – Sunday 26 July at the Tickets & Information desk in the Crown Hotel. However, many events sold out early last year so book quickly to avoid disappointment.

Creative Thursday Tickets Tickets for Leeds Met Creative Thursday can be purchased through the Festival Office.

Please phone 01423 562 303 or email crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk Returned Tickets The Box Office cannot refund money nor exchange tickets, except in the case of a cancelled event.

Please note, seats for all events are unreserved and dependent on availability.

Access Parking – there is limited parking at the Crown Hotel, available on a first come, first served basis.

Disabled access – There is disabled access to most events, please contact the Festival Office on 01423 562303 if you have any queries.

Payment We can accept the following methods of payment:

By Cheque Please note that cheques should be made payable to Harrogate Borough Council.

Please do not enter a specific amount but write in your maximum amount as ‘a sum not exceeding x pounds’. There is a 10% booking fee for all cheque transactions.

By Credit Card The Box Office accepts all major credit and debit cards. There is a 10% booking fee for all credit/debit card transactions.

Concessions Tickets are available at half price to unemployed, students in full time education and those under 18 years old. Appropriate identification must be shown. Subject to availability. Please note that this concession cannot be used with any other offers.

Use of photographic, video and audio equipment is strictly prohibited All information shown in this event guide is correct at the time of going to press. Harrogate International Festival reserves the right to make such alterations as may become necessary.

A large print text only version of this Event Guide can be ordered by calling 01423 562 303.

The Harrogate International Festival is a registered charity, no.244861

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Megan Abbott M C Beaton Mark Billingham Benjamin Black Gyles Brandreth Simon Brett Christopher Brookmyre Ken Bruen Tom Cain Duncan Campbell Lee Child Ann Cleeves N J Cooper Neil Cross Daniel Depp Stella Duffy Martin Edwards Ruth Dudley Edwards R J Ellory Jasper Fforde Barry Forshaw Christopher Fowler

Ariana Franklin Frances Fyfield Jason Goodwin Andrew Grant Allan Guthrie Peter Guttridge John Harvey Reginald Hill Suzette A Hill Matt Hilton Declan Hughes Peter James Paul Johnston Simon Kernick Gene Kerrigan Mark Lawson David Levien Robert Lewis Laura Lippman Stuart MacBride Shona MacLean Andrew Male Val McDermid Brian McGilloway Mark Mills Denise Mina Dreda Say Mitchell

Steve Mosby Barry Norman Caro Peacock George Pelecanos Helen Pepper Caro Ramsay CJ Sansom Manda Scott ZoĂŤ Sharp Yrsa Sigurdardottir Chris Simms David Simon Cath Staincliffe Andrew Taylor James Twining Cathi Unsworth Nicola Upson Dan Waddell Martyn Waites Martin Walker Lee Weeks Laura Wilson Jacqueline Winspear

Raglan House, Raglan Street, Harrogate, North Yorkshire Telephone +44 (0) 1423 562303 Email: crime@harrogate-festival.org.uk www.harrogate-festival.org.uk/crime

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