CRIMEFEST 2008 - crime fiction convention in Bristol, UK

Our Featured Guest Authors are Karin Fossum, Jeff Lindsay and Ian Rankin, with Natasha Cooper as the Gala Dinner's Toastrix.

Check the ATTENDING AUTHORS page to see which authors are attending.

CRIMEFEST ITINERARY
(All panels are subject to change.)

Thursday, 5th of June:

1.00 – 6.00: LANCASTER ROOM – BLACKWELL BOOK ROOM

TIME	MERCHANT 5
1.30 – 2.30	CSI: Cat Scene Investigation - Animals In Crime Fiction Suzette A. Hill Kaye C. Hill Helen Mulgray Morna Mulgray Lyndon Stacey Moderator: Ruth Dudley-Edwards
3.00 – 4.00	How Cosy Is Crime? Mary Andrea Clarke Jane Finnis Dolores Gordon-Smith Linda Regan Moderator: Toby Gottfried
4.30 – 5.30	National Archives – Turning to Reality Victoria Blake Peter Guttridge Alanna Knight Edward Marston Moderator: Mike Stotter

8.00: KINGS ROOM – welcome, and the 1 Hour Pub Quiz.

Match your mystery wits with your fellow delegates over a drink or two in this entertaining quiz which covers everything from cosies to crime on the silver screen. Your quiz inquisitor: Comic writer and critic Peter Guttridge. Big prizes to be won. (Well, big-ish...)

Friday, 6th of June:

7.00 – 8.30: KINGS ROOM – BREAKFAST (For Full Weekend delegates)
9.00 – 7.30: LANCASTER ROOM – BLACKWELL BOOK ROOM
MERCHANT 4 - CRIMEFEST READING GROUPS:
10.30 - 11.30: Touchstone by Laurie King (courtesy of Poisoned Pen Press UK)
12.00 - 1.00: City of the Sun by David Levien (courtesy of Transworld)
1.30 - 2.30: The Murder Farm by Andrea Maria Schenkel (courtesy of Quercus)

TIME	KINGS ROOM	MERCHANT ROOM
9.00 – 10.00	Fresh Blood - Debut Crime Writers Tony Black Elena Forbes Kaye C. Hill Roger Hudson Ken Isaacson Roz Southey Moderator: Ali Karim	Crossing The Genre Divide - Authors Who Mix Crime With Other Genres S J Bolton Christopher Fowler J G Goodhind Sarah Rayne Participating Moderator: Patricia Finney
10.30 – 11.30	One Moment In Time - A Historical Snapshot Kate Ellis Jane Finnis Ariana Franklin Dan Waddell Participating Moderator: Rhys Bowen	The Bleeding Edge - Writing Violence Chris Mooney Sheila Quigley Caro Ramsay Lee Weeks Participating Moderator: Natasha Cooper
12.00 – 1.00	Location, Location, Location - The Importance of Place Ann Cleeves Louise Penny Aline Templeton Sue Walker Participating Moderator: John Rickards	I Fought The Law - From Crime To Court Martin Edwards Chris Ewan Keith McCarthy John Macken Participating Moderator: Colin Campbell
1.30 – 2.30	Female of The Species - Women In Crime Fiction Helen Black Maureen Carter Priscilla Masters Zoë Sharp Participating Moderator: Meg Gardiner	How Do You Like Your Eggs? - Soft Boiled vs Hard Boiled Lesley Cookman Judith Cutler Russell James Andrew Taylor Participating Moderator: Stephen Booth
3.00 – 4.00	Laurie King & Ruth Dudley Edwards in conversation with Richard Reynolds
4.30 – 5.30	NATASHA COOPER Interviewed by Andrew Taylor
6.00 – 7.00	JEFF LINDSAY Interviewed by Peter Guttridge

Saturday, 7th of June:

7.00 – 8.30: KINGS ROOM – BREAKFAST (For Full Weekend delegates)
9.00 – 6.00: LANCASTER 5 – BLACKWELL BOOK ROOM
MERCHANT 4 - CRIMEFEST READING GROUPS:
10.30 - 11.30: An Expert in Murder by Nicola Upson (courtesy of Faber & Faber)
1.30 - 2.30: The Tin Roof Blowdown by James Lee Burke (courtesy of Orion)
4.30 - 5.30: The Mark by Jason Pinter (courtesy of MIRA)

TIME	KINGS ROOM	MERCHANT 5	MERCHANT 1
9.00 – 10.00	Ian Fleming Centenary Panel – How to Write a Thriller Tom Cain Charles Cumming Meg Gardiner Nick Stone Moderator: Mike Stotter	Scared To Death – Chills and Thrills Katherine John Michael Morley Jason Pinter James Twinning Participating Moderator: Declan Hughes	From Short Shorts to Doorstoppers – Does Size Matter? Adrian Magson Chris Mooney Sally Spedding John Rickards Moderator: Ayo Onatade
10.30 – 11.30	Fresh Blood – Debut Crime Writers Helen Black S J Bolton Mary Andrea Clarke John Macken Michael Morley Lee Weeks Moderator: Ali Karim	Big Bellies – Crime Writers Chew The Fat Tony Black Chris Ewan Al Guthrie Martyn Waites Moderator: Donna Moore	Thoroughly Modern Millie – The Historical Female Sleuth Rhys Bowen Patricia Finney Ariana Franklin Laurie R King Moderator: Andrew Taylor
12.00 – 1.00	KARIN FOSSUM Interviewed by Ann Cleeves
1.30 – 2.30	Movies In Mind – How Adaptable Is Your Novel? Tom Cain Christopher Fowler Dan Waddell Jeff Lindsay Participating Moderator: Edward Marston	Writing The Wrongs – Morality in Crime Fiction Steve Mosby Yrsa Sigurdardottir Kevin Wignall Laura Wilson Participating Moderator: Jason Pinter	Past Tense – The Mystery in History R. S. Downie Roger Hudson Bernard Knight Roz Southey Moderator: Bill Gottfried
3.00 – 4.00	IAN RANKIN Interviewed by Peter Guttridge
4.30 – 5.30	Glaepur, Forbrytelsen, Crime – In Translation Karin Fossum Gilbert Gallerne Ros Schwartz Yrsa Siguraordottir Moderator: Ann Cleeves	A Slice of PI – The Modern Day Private Eye Declan Hughes Jim Kelly Ken McCoy Martyn Waites Participating Moderator: Zoë Sharp	Evening All – Writing The Police Procedural Alex Barclay Elena Forbes Lesley Horton Louise Penny Moderator: Lizzie Hayes
7.30	GALA DINNER

Sunday, 8th of June:

7.00 – 8.30: KINGS ROOM – BREAKFAST (For Full Weekend delegates)
9.00 – 1.30: MERCHANT 5 – BLACKWELL BOOK ROOM

TIME	KINGS ROOM	MERCHANT ROOM
9.00 – 10.00	Secrets And Lies - The Psychology of Crime Stephen Booth Colin Campbell Ken Isaacson Jessica Mann Participating Moderator: Laura Wilson	Partners In Crime - You're Never Alone With A Sidekick Kate Ellis Pat McIntosh Adrian Magson Neil White Participating Moderator: Martin Edwards
10.30 – 11.30	Don't Laugh - Humour In Crime Fiction Declan Burke Ruth Dudley Edwards Al Guthrie L. C. Tyler Participating Moderator: Peter Guttridge	Sounds of Crime - The Making of an Audio Book Sean Barrett David Hewson Catherine Thompson Moderator: Adrian Muller
12.00 – 1.00	When the Sex, Drugs, and Rock and Roll are Over: Great Closing Lines Simon Brett Natasha Cooper Jeff Lindsay Ian Rankin Participating Moderator: Laurie King

1.00 – 5.00 Crime Writing Workshop
6.00: KINGS LOUNGE: CRIMEFEST BUFFET DINNER – FOLLOWED BY SIMON BRETT’S ‘CRIME IN RHYME’