| TIME |
PANEL 1 |
PANEL 2 |
IN THE SPOTLIGHT |
| 9.00 – 9.50 |
Crime in the Country – Going Rural
- Jeffery Deaver
- Elly Griffiths
- Michael Stanley
- Martin Walker
Participating moderator: Len Tyler |
Is it Rocket Science? The Joys & Pitfalls of & Technology in a Crime Novel
- Alex Blackmore
- Dean Crawford
- L.A. Larkin
- Richard Jay Parker
Participating moderator: Emlyn Rees |
|
| 10.10 – 11.00 |
Evening All: A Policeman Calls
- Kate Ellis
- J C Martin
- Pauline Rowson
- Kerry Wilkinson
Participating moderator: Ann Cleeves |
From Ancient to Modern: Travelling Through Crime & Time
- Jane Finnis
- Anthony Hays
- Jeffrey Siger
- William Sutton
Participating moderator: Ruth Downie |
10.10 – 10.30
Barry Forshaw
Too Much Sex and Violence: British Crime Film
10.40 – 11.00
Susan Moody
Oxford Detectives |
| 11.20 – 12.10 |
Who is Everyman & What is He Doing in My Thriller?
- Simon Kernick
- Louise Millar
- Michael Ridpath
- Simon Toyne
Participating moderator: Chris Ewan |
The North/South Divide: Come and ‘Ave A Go If You Think You’re ‘Ard Enough
- Alison Bruce
- Adam Creed
- Mari Hannah
- Caro Ramsay
Moderator: Chris Simmons |
11.20 – 11.40
Michael Stanley
Collaboration is the Way to Go
11.50 – 12.10
Mary Andrea Clarke
Rogue Elements: Bad Guys Doing Good |
| 12.30 – 13.20 |
Native & Outsider: Different Perspectives 1
- Pierre Lemaître (France)
- M J McGrath (Arctic)
- Adrian Magson (France)
- Dana Stabenow (Arctic)
Moderator: Jake Kerridge |
Are Crime Writers Sadists at Heart?: Putting your protagonist through the mill
- Emlyn Rees
- Kate Rhodes
- Craig Robertson
- Robert Wilson
Participating Moderator: Matt Hilton |
12.30 – 12.50
Pauline Rowson
The Perfect System for Writing a Crime Novel
13.00 – 13.20
David Jackson
The Ups and Downs of Being a Crime Writer |
| 13.40 – 14.30 |
The Tourist Board Never Said Anything About This!
- Quentin Bates
- Xavier-Marie Bonnot
- Peter James
- Jeffrey Siger
Participating moderator: Martin Edwards |
Psychological Thrillers – All in the Mind?
- Claire McGowan
- Louise Millar
- Lesley Thomson
- Tom Vowler
Participating moderator: Julia Crouch |
13.40 – 14.00
Alison Bruce
Do Crime Writers Get Away with Murder?
14.10 – 14.30
Helen Smith
From Screwball to Satire: Writing Comedy That Works |
| 14.50 – 15.40 |
All in the Past: Pleasures, Perils & Pitfalls
- Patrick Easter
- Dolores Gordon Smith
- Janet Laurence
- Linda Stratman
Participating moderator: Tom Harper |
Underbelly – The Gritty Side of the Street
- William McIlvanney
- Michael Stanley
- Antonin Varenne
- Tim Weaver
Participating moderator: Craig Robertson |
14.50 – 15.10
J.F. Penn
How Self Publishing Fits into the Current Publishing Eco-system
15.20 – 15.40
Andrew Lane
Conan Doyle, Young Sherlock and Writing Crime for Children |
| 16.00 – 16.50 |
Adaptations – From Page To…?
- Neville Fountain
- David Hewson
- Alison Joseph
- Denise Mina
Moderator: Peter Guttridge |
Moral Hypocrisy in Crime Fiction? Not Me!
- Felix Francis
- Penny Hancock
- Steve Mosby
- Stav Sherez
Participating moderator: Sophie Hannah |
16.00 – 16.20
Frank Wynne
I Was Vermeer—The Forger Who Swindled the Nazis |
| 17.10 – 18.00 |
Making Us Laugh About Murder
- Declan Burke
- Dorothy Cannell
- Colin Cotterill
- Ruth Dudley Edwards
Participating moderator: Lindsey Davis |
Serial Killers: Why Do We Love Them?
- Xavier-Marie Bonnot
- Steven Dunne
- Matt Hilton
- David Mark
Participating moderator: Caro Ramsay |
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| 18:30 – 19:30 |
: CRIMEFEST hosts the Crime Writers’ Association’s Dagger Shortlist Announcement Reception |
