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The Crime Writers’ Association has announced that the 2007 Daggers awards are open for submission. The Daggers, which have been synonymous with quality crime writing for more than half a century, are judged by independent expert panels. CWA Chair Nadine Matheson, said: “Each year, the Daggers celebrate the very best in crime writing, recognising established authors…
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I would suggest that any writer who tells you that the craft behind writing fiction is easy is not being entirely honest with you. Although it relies on the relatively simple process of creativity it’s also incredibly technical, and that’s complicated, embracing everything from the right point of view to judging how much description is…
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A series of events have been organised across Northern England to mark the launch of the remarkable new book written by author Tracey Iceton. Sparky: My Barn Owl Tale (2026, Cinnamon Press) is the bird’s account of life before, and since, she and Tracey met in 2022. Hatched in the UK in August 2017, Sparky…
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The Society of Authors (SoA) has backed a Parliamentary report that calls for greater control of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to protect writers. (SoA) officials have welcomed thirty eight recommendations made by the House of Lords Communications and Digital Committee, which include a call for the Government to make a clear public statement that commercial AI…
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It’s been absolutely brilliant to see the way that Kirkcudbright Book Festival was so well supported by local people and visitors to the town, with plenty of enthusiasm on show. Yet again, the town showed its support for the festival and the team behind the event are to be congratulated on their work to make…
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The nation’s crime writers have joined up with the biggest literacy campaign in a generation as they prepare for one of the most eagerly-awaited events in the crime writing calendar. National Crime Reading Month (NCRM), which runs every June, encourages new readers, avid readers and non-crime readers alike to take a fresh look at the…
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Are you an emerging writer seeking to learn about creating fiction and keen to receive plain-speaking advices? Then a book written by best-selling novelist John Dean, in which he examines the craft behind fiction, could well be for you. In On Writing, John, who is best known for his crime novels, 26 of which have…
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Jerwood Fellowship recipients announced New Writing North has announced that Kym Deyn, Katherine Horrex and J.A.Mensah have been selected as the recipients of the Jerwood Fellowships. The Fellowships support early career published writers of fiction, poetry and narrative non-fiction with a £10,000 cash bursary and a bespoke package of support and mentoring, funded by the…
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Time is running out to enter the Northern Writers’ Awards, which have a deadline of March 10 and whose prizes include cash bursaries, writing retreats, manuscript appraisals, mentoring, and more: The awards are: More information is available from Noe Writing North at https://newwritingnorth.com/
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Writers can create the finest landscapes, devise the greatest plots and produce the most remarkable prose but they cannot make their narrative truly come to life unless they have devised effective characters. It is your characters who tell your stories, who bring your ideas to life, who engage the reader’s imagination, who make them laugh…
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John Dean - Crime Writer 