Killer Women will be held at Brown’s Courtrooms, 82-84 St Martin’s Lane, Covent Garden, London WC2N 4AG. Now in its fourth year, London’s only author-led, boutique crime festival opens its doors to women and men with a packed programme – old favourites and new discoveries from fiction and TV drama, and many festival firsts, plus world experts in policing, forensics and criminology.

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15 MARCH 2020 *CANCELLED*

Crime authors Pauline Rowson and Graham Hurley will be debating crime fiction and crime fact with crime experts Carolyn Lovell, Research and Development Manager Forensic Capability Network, and Detective Superintendent Mandy Horsburgh of Hampshire Police. Also present will be the team from the Hampshire Fingerprint Bureau. Talk to the crime authors and crime experts and put your questions to the panel followed by a book signing.

Was to be Held-

28 MARCH 2020 *CANCELLED*

Now in it’s eighth year, The London Screenwriters’ Festival has become THE premiere event for professional screenwriters. The LSF now attracts over 150 industry expert speakers (from the biggest names to emerging talent), while catering for over 800 delegates, and offering up over 100 sessions (delivered both live and online).

Was to be Held-

17-19 APRIL 2020 *CANCELLED*

Newcastle Noir is a literary festival celebrating the best in contemporary crime writing. The festival, rooted in the North East of England, brings together writers from the North East, across Britain, as well as from further afield.

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1-3 MAY 2020 *CANCELLED*

CRIMEFEST is a convention for people who like to read an occasional crime novel as well as for die-hard fanatics. Drawing top crime novelists, readers, editors, publishers and reviewers from around the world, it gives all delegates the opportunity to celebrate the genre in a friendly, informal and inclusive atmosphere.

Was to be Held-

4-7 JUNE 2020 *CANCELLED*

The UK's Biggest and best true crime convention will launch on the 27th June 2020 at Ravensbourne University, London. Featuring true crime enthusiasts from across the country talking about their passion and their podcasts. If true crime stories are what you are looking for then this convention is not to be missed. 

Was to be Held-

27th JUNE 2020 *CANCELLED*

The world class, award winning Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, now in its 17th year, will return to the magnificent Old Swan Hotel. Celebrating the very best in crime fiction, the Festival is a firm date in the literary calendar and has achieved international acclaim for the programming, organisation and atmosphere.

Was to be Held-

23-26 JULY 2020 *CANCELLED*

The Noirwich Crime Writing Festival is the region’s largest annual celebration of crime writing and one of the fastest growing literary festivals in the UK. Noirwich is about the reading and the writing of crime fiction. The festival is a co-production by the National Centre for Writing and the University of East Anglia, bringing together expertise to deliver a celebration of crime writing like no other.

Was Held Online-

10-13 SEPTEMBER 2020

Bloody Scotland established itself as the leading Scottish International Crime Writing Festival in 2012 with acclaimed writers Lin Anderson and Alex Gray at the helm. Based in Stirling, Bloody Scotland has brought hundreds of crime writers new and established to the stage with always enthusiastic attendees who make the festival every bit as much as the writers do.

Was to be Held-

18-20 SEPTEMBER 2020 *CANCELLED*

Capital Crime is one of the world's largest celebrations of crime and thriller fiction. The best crime and thriller  creatives, writers that everyone loves to read, filmmakers everyone love to watch are all brought together for two days in London delivering a packed schedule of entertaining and thought-provoking events.

To be Held-

1-3 OCTOBER 2020