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Winnie Li 'Dark Chapter' cover
Posted on November 28, 2018December 11, 2018

Writing dual narratives with Winnie M Li

This week we have an interview with author Winnie M Li, writer of the novel Dark Chapter which was described by the Guardian as “a defiant retelling of personal…

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Posted on November 13, 2018December 11, 2018

Read ‘Trolls’ by Abigail Saltmarsh

'£1,000, cash in hand, to visit one location. It had to be incognito, starting from St John’s Cathedral.'

Posted on November 13, 2018

Read ‘Zeppelin’ by Louise Harnby

‘I’ll take four grams,’ he says. ‘Norwich is breaking bad!’

Posted on November 13, 2018November 14, 2018

Read ‘No Turning Back’ by Hannah Scuffham

'Next came the glimpse of movement from the corner of her eye as she hurried along the cobbled streets of Tombland.'

Matt Wesolowski 'Hydra' cover
Posted on November 7, 2018December 11, 2018

What is hybrid writing?

Matt Wesolowski is the author behind Six Stories and Hydra. In today’s episode we talk to him about the notion of ‘hybrid writing’ – incorporating…

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Nicola Upson 'Nine Lessons' cover
Posted on October 24, 2018December 11, 2018

Nicola Upson on Writing Historical Crime Fiction

Crime writer Nicola Upson discusses the history of crime fiction and writing a historical detective series without it being old fashioned. Hosted by Simon Jones,…

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Posted on September 28, 2018September 28, 2018

‘I don’t think crime writing is about murder at all’

Val McDermid delivered the annual lecture at the 2018 Noirwich Crime Writing Festival, on the subject of “What we really talk about when we talk…

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Posted on August 9, 2018August 21, 2018

Uncovering the fascinating facts that inspire the best crime fiction

Fiona Barton on uncovering the fascinating facts that inspire the best crime fiction.

Posted on July 17, 2018July 17, 2018

Sophie Hannah’s Six-Step Plan for Writing a Novel

Every writer exists somewhere on the planning spectrum, with some working out every tiny detail before putting pen to paper...

Posted on July 11, 2018August 2, 2018

Crime writing workshops

Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is thrilled to announce two bite-size creative writing workshops at this year’s festival.

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