Simon Jones - 2019.09.20
Listen to George Alagiah's 2019 Noirwich Lecture, recorded at the University of East Anglia.
Steph McKenna - 2019.09.12
The sixth annual Noirwich Crime Writing Festival begins today! As excitement grows, we are pleased to reveal details of food and drink on offer over the weekend (Saturday and Sunday) at the National Centre for Writing, Dragon Hall. Saturday 14 September Gringo’s Nacho Factory The talented folks at Gringo’s will be serving a special nacho […]
Steph McKenna - 2019.09.11
Crime lovers rejoice! The sixth Noirwich Crime Writing Festival begins tomorrow with James Runcie at Jarrold...but to get the party started early, why not pop along to The Ivy Brasserie on London St for a crime-themed cocktail or two?
roisin - 2019.09.04
James Henry shares how real-life pubs, street names and places inspired his latest novel
roisin - 2019.08.30
"The novelist commences writing, the novel begins: not necessarily where it begins, mind you."
Steph McKenna - 2019.08.30
Celebrate September as Norwich’s ‘month of crime’ and the impending launch of Noirwich Crime Writing Festival with this special one-off event.
Simon Jones - 2019.08.28
Ahead of her Noirwich workshop Claire McGowan guested on the National Centre for Writing's podcast to discuss techniques for crafting characters for crime fiction.
roisin - 2019.08.21
A look into the future of Noir literature from Orenda Editor, West Camel
roisin - 2019.08.16
Read an extract from the latest novel in the hugely popular Bruno, Chief of Police crime series
roisin - 2019.08.14
Mel Cook from VisitNorwich recommends five of her favourite coffee spots to try during your Festival stay
Steph McKenna - 2019.08.07
Indulge in some crime-themed cinema this September with the Film Noir season of Vintage Sundays at Picturehouse Cinemas!
roisin - 2019.07.30
Rising star of crime fiction shares her top tips on getting started
roisin - 2019.07.25
Summertime and the living is... easier when you know how to mix up a delicious cocktail! Get it right every time with Big Tom.
Steph McKenna - 2019.07.25
Celebrate your Sunday in style with a complimentary Bloody Mary and a pair of tickets to our Bloody Brunch double-bill, courtesy of Noirwich Crime Writing Festival and The Times and Sunday Times Crime Club.
Steph McKenna - 2019.07.22
Henry Sutton, co-director of Noirwich, meets with Beth Sowersby to discuss this year's amazing festival line-up and to dive into the themes being explored.
Simon Jones - 2019.05.21
The Noirwich Crime Writing Festival returns this September with a new line-up of astonishing crime writers. A limited number of Season Passes are now available!
Simon Jones - 2019.05.21
Now that Noirwich 2019 has been revealed, we thought we'd take a retrospective look back at last year's festival. If you've never been to Noirwich before this will give you a taste of what to expect in September.
Simon Jones - 2018.11.28
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 trauma.”
Simon Jones - 2018.11.07
Matt Wesolowski is the author of Six Stories and here discusses the term 'hybrid writer' and how he incorporates new forms into his storytelling.
Simon Jones - 2018.10.24
On episode 18 of the National Centre for Writing's podcast, crime writer Nicola Upson discusses the history of crime fiction and writing a historical detective series without it being old fashioned.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.28
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 about crime fiction”.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.13
Leo Benedictus muses on the importance of genre definitions - or the lack thereof.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.11
Robert Thorogood explores how writing his novels compares to writing the screenplays for the hugely popular TV show.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.11
The first time I got a sense of the true menace of the Norfolk landscape was after I moved to the county to work for ITV News Anglia.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.11
There’s the Norfolk Noir of Henry Sutton and the Norfolk Noir of Harry Brett: both begin and end in Great Yarmouth, but Sutton’s stretches further, while Brett’s goes darker.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.09
One of the surprises of writing fiction is that when you finish your book, when it’s published and sent out into the world, it’s still not really finished.
Simon Jones - 2018.09.07
When it comes to writing noir fiction, I have found that the most bizarre characters and plotlines are ones you just couldn’t invent.
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