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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, Attica Locke, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Louise 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.
The University of East Anglia will be taking the lead on Noirwich festival programming and production from 2022, having previously worked in conjunction with The National Centre for Writing from 2015-2021.
The 2022 Noirwich festival will take place from 8-10 September. Sign up to the Noirwich mailing list to keep track of updates and announcements or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@NOIRwichFest). All inquiries can be directed to the UEA team at: noirwich@uea.ac.uk
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University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
The Noirwich 2022 programme of events will take place in person at UEA on Thursday 8 and Friday 9 September, and online on Saturday 10 September.
UEA pioneered the teaching of Creative Writing in the United Kingdom and in 2020 they celebrated 50 years of teaching it. The Creative Writing MA Crime Fiction is the first stand-alone course of its kind in a UK university and has been fully subscribed since it launched in 2015.
The Noirwich ecosystem advances the practice, pedagogy, and perception of crime writing as a serious form of literary expression that can address major contemporary concerns. It’s underpinned by the creative and critical research of Professor Henry Sutton, Dr Nathan Ashman, and Tom Benn.
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University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
The Drama Studio, based in the heart of the university campus, is a flexible theatre space, equipped to industry standard.
As well as being home to UEA’s Drama degree programmes, the Studio hosts student-run productions and receives professional touring theatre, comedy and musical performances, as well as many live literature events.
The university campus can be reached by car and bus and is only a ten minute drive from the city centre.
The Drama Studio is fully accessible. For information, please visit the UEA website.
Nearest car park: £1 flat fee parking (after 6pm) in the main car park (four minutes' walk)
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University of East Anglia, Norwich NR4 7TJ
The Enterprise Centre, based on the university campus, has been dubbed the UK's greenest building and is recognised for providing world-class facilities.
The university campus can be reached by car and bus and is only a ten minute drive from the city centre.
The Enterprise Centre is fully accessible. For information please visit the UEA website.
Nearest car park: £1 flat fee parking (after 6pm) in the main car park (four minutes' walk).
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The 2022 Festival is taking place in a hybrid format, with most events taking in place at the University of East Anglia in Norwich.
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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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"Mo said crime writing was a way of ‘getting rid of ghosts’, her style the opposite of cosy crime". UEA student Nina Bhadreshwar has written a stellar profile of the late, great crime writer Mo Hayder.
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How did the Norwich pub The Murderer's get it's name? Why did Reggie Kray spend his final days in our fine city? UEA grad Finley Little has written a fantastic exploration of 'Crimes from the City of Stories'
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Soviet-Ukrainian novelist and Fast Show comedian take centre stage at Noirwich Crime Writing Festival
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Fiction writing advice from Mary Paulson-Ellis, the award-winning author of The Other Mrs Walker.
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