Putting the noir into Norwich

Here’s news of a new crime writing festival to be held in Norwich in eastern England on 10^th – 14^th September.
The Crime Writers’ Association has announced that it is collaborating with the University of East Anglia, book store Waterstones and Writers’ Centre Norwich to create the new festival in the UNESCO City of Literature.
Celebrating everything from the sharpest noir thrillers to contemporary police procedurals, Noirwich offers five days of author events, crime writing workshops, film screenings and more in venues across the city.
Highlights include events with the best-selling authors Val McDermid and Sophie Hannah, who has recently completed the latest Poirot novel, to crime writing workshops with Diamond Dagger recipient Simon Brett and award-winning crime novelist Henry Sutton. For the full line-up visit: www.noirwich.co.uk

John Dean