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The Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is the region’s largest annual celebration of crime writing and one of the fastest-growing literary festivals in the UK.
Many incredible crime writers have attended the festival in recent years, including Val McDermid, Sara Collins, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Louse Doughty, James Runcie, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Peter James, Anthony Horowitz, Nicci French, Paula Hawkins and Benjamin Black.
Noirwich is about the reading and the writing of crime fiction. We explore how the genre works and where it is going, thanks to our unique connection with the University of East Anglia's creative writing department. Our crime writing workshops provide attendees with the opportunity to enhance their own skills.
The festival is a co-production by the National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia, bringing together our expertise to deliver a celebration of crime writing like no other.
This year the Festival will take place in an online format for the very first time.
Looking for a simple programme overview?
Download our Noirwich 2020 one-page guide here
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Our creative writing workshops will take place online via Zoom. This is a password protected environment with 15 students per workshop.
We will send you further details on how to access the online workshop and use the Zoom platform a few days prior to it taking place. You can choose to download the Zoom desktop or phone app, or alternatively log-in to the session via the website.
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All of our 2020 author events will take place on YouTube and are entirely free to watch.
We recommend signing up in advance via the event pages so that we can contact you with a reminder of the event and send you a direct link for streaming.
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For the first time, the 2020 Noirwich Crime Writing Festival will take place online rather than within some of Norwich's most treasured cultural venues.
However, Norwich is still the perfect destination for a weekend getaway! It is a compact Medieval city built on a river, running over with stories. Small enough to walk around on foot, while still offering the vibrancy and variety of a large metropolitan city.
From the winding Tudor streets of Elm Hill, to the peaceful Cathedral Close and through to the bustling Market, alive with bright colours and delicious smells, this vibrant and beautiful city is the beating heart of the east of England. Whether you're travelling hundreds of miles to be with us or are just around the corner, Norwich is a city where there is always another secret to uncover.
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We've created a handy one-page digital guide to the Festival weekend, with links to each event and details on where they will take place.
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The region’s largest annual celebration of crime writing will continue as planned this year – in an online format with a host of free events for everyone to enjoy!
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