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Established in 2014, Noirwich explores, interrogates and promotes progressive and inclusive crime writing, in person and online. 

Many incredible crime writers have attended Noirwich, including Val McDermid, Yelena Moskovich, Vaseem Khan, Janice Hallett, Bella Mackie, Attica Locke, Yrsa Sigurdardottir, Louise Doughty, Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Anthony Horowitz, Nicci French, Paula Hawkins, Margot Douaihy, Elly Griffith, Mick Herron and John Banville.

Noirwich is about the reading and the writing of crime fiction, the critical study and practical application. We explore how this most dynamic of genres works and where it is going, thanks to our unique connection with the University of East Anglia’s Creative Writing department, and the British Archive for Contemporary Writing.

Noirwich is part of a vibrant, world-leading crime writing studies ecosystem, centred at UEA. The part time MA Crime Fiction is taught online, through flexible and specially designed modules that can work around your schedule. The online elements are supplemented with three short, high-intensity residential periods a year. 

The University of East Anglia took the lead on Noirwich programming and production in 2022, having previously worked in conjunction with the National Centre for Writing from 2014-2021.

The next Noirwich lecture will take place on Wednesday 10 September 2025. Sign up to the Noirwich network to be the first to receive updates and announcements or follow us on Twitter, Instagram and Facebook (@NOIRwichFest).

All enquiries can be directed to noirwich@uea.ac.uk