Unpublished adventure writers, do this! 10k words that you can absolutely pull together over the weekend if you haven't already. Deadline Tuesday 30th.

Young adventure writers, do this! Last year's winners were incredible. Three categories. Deadline Tuesday 30th.

Big congratulations to everyone on the The Crime Writers’ Association Daggers longlists, especially these New Blood Dagger superstars. And a shout out to Bridget Walsh Jo Callaghan and Helen Erichsen, three original and cracking debuts I loved last year 🗡️🗡️🗡️ #CWADaggers

*Five* former @UEA Crime Fiction MA students are nominated for The Crime Writers’ Association Dagger awards this year. Congrats to all!
A few places left in our Sept 2024 intake. Write your novel part time over 2 years. 2 dozen published graduates since 2017. Apply here: uea.ac.uk/course/postgra…

Birmingham Waterstones have such a fab line up of events this month. Including one with yours truly and the wonderful Caz Frear and Lucie Whitehouse.
Why not come along this Wednesday for a good, old-fashioned crimey chat?
(Question: will there be biscuits?😉)

Last time I came on this site it had a different name, but my good friend Vic messaged me while I was putting the kids to bed, to point out my little book had been longlisted.

What the what?

Look at 77 North sitting in that group among such esteemed company!

Thanks so much!

Ep 63 with my guest S J Watson is available now. Join us as we discuss the rollercoaster of writing, success & industry insights

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🗡️🚬Holy smokes, I've been nominated for a CWA New Blood Dagger Award?! 🩸For my novel about a hardboiled nun. Just floored to be recognized with these brilliant books, by this iconic org. Huge thanks all around. I'm grateful. 🗡️🙏✨ #CWADaggerAwards The Crime Writers’ Association

Libraries change lives. Changed mine when I was young & had no money to buy books. Im an author today bcoz of them. They're NOT a lifestyle choice for govns. The Crime Writers’ Association Dagger in the Library is picked by librarians. Thank you & delighted to be on list. Libraries Connected CILIP

Three weeks until LEADING MAN hits the shelves and the handsome hardbacks have arrived! Get yours by breaking into my house or, to avoid prison, pre-order from your fave book retailer!

A man is so angry about this event that he rang the bookshop to tell them the patriarchy doesn’t exist and that women have more rights than men. Looking forward to discussing that! A few tickets left.

My sis loved the book and the recipes Orlando Murrin. She's especially excited about the Funeral Potatoes (hasn't tried them out on me yet) #KnifeSkillsforBeginners

Nominees for Specsavers Debut Crime Novel of the year award are: Stig Abell Jo Callaghan Megan Davis Jenny Lund Madsen Natalie Marlow Alice Slater 🐌 #CrimeFestAwards

Autumn that feels like summer (and desperate for rain). Thrombolites at Noorook Yalgorup/Lake Clifton, WA. I'll post more pics to Insta soon but for now I'm enjoying the sun and sand and great company ☀️🌊🦘 #thisisWA

Loved this fabulous book by Bridget Walsh, more Minnie & Albert sleuthing adventures and out now!

Join us on Wednesday April 17th at 18.30 for a night of criminally good conversation as Graham Bartlett 🇺🇦🇺🇦 & Max Luther are in conversation with Craig Sisterson! Tickets on sale at the link below -
waterstones.com/events/graham-…

Where I’m gonna be for a while ☀️

It’s LBF week so time to remind everyone, including myself, that writers and publishers only tweet the good stuff: the big deals, the successes.

The many disappointments we’re all facing are mainly only to be found in the DMs and down the bar. Write on.

I wouldn't be an author today without libraries. Will be at this event tomm organised by Barnet libraries with an excellent bunch of fellow crime writers. Come along if you're in the area and you need some murder in your life.