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There is still time to enter one of the UK’s biggest writing competitions, which seeks to find the next best-selling crime writer of colour. The aim of the competition, which was established in 2021 by the crime publisher Joffe Books and is now in its sixth year, is to discover and launch talented crime writers…
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The industry we love is being blighted by scammers who adopt the names of authors, agents, editors and publishers in order to con the unwary into helping them to bring about financial benefit for themselves. I have come across several in recent months because, in addition to being a crime writer I also write children’s…
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Joffe Books, who I am proud to call my publisher is one of the sponsors of a new entry into the calendar of crime fiction events. Preston Crime Fiction Festival happens in the Lancashire city between September 25 and 27 and will start with moderator Harry Navinski, and fellow authors Guy Hale, Sarah Mellor, Roger…
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New Writing North has named the writers who will take part in this year’s ADAPT development programme supporting writers from any creative background to adapt their work for the screen. Three writers in the North East have been selected to receive 1-2-1 script development support, participate in workshops on the fundamentals of screenwriting, story and…
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Here’s an optimistic thought for those authors who, quite rightly, worry that a lot of their readers are retired people, and that welcome as they are, they will not be around for ever, and that there are not enough young people reading crime fiction to replace them. Research on the Accio.com website has identified a…
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As you know if you read my blogs, I have been struggling with ideas for my new Jack Harris novel, which will be the fourteenth {the thirteenth is currently going through editing and is due out in November}. An old idea came back to me, a good one, but I had this nagging feeling that…
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The programme for the Durham Book Festival has been revealed and tickets are on sale. The event, which runs between October 9-11, includes Christopher Eccleston, Susanna Clarke, Sophie Irwin, Lucy Foley, Sufiyaan Salam, Neil Tennant, Hollie McNish, James Marriott and many more.Whether you love music and poetry, fantasy and gaming, crime and Regency romance, life…
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When we set up our website dedicated to crime writing in Dumfries and Galloway earlier this year, we knew that there were decent foundations on which to build but I don’t think we realised quite how much there was happening. The website, which has been created by Chris Walker, owner of the Selkirk Arms Hotel…
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You may recall that yesterday I was facing the dreaded blank page and the even more dreaded mind as I begin work on my new crime novel. My solution was to start writing and see where it took me. It does not always work but it did on this occasion. I imagined my character DCI…
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Ah, the dreaded blank page. I am starting on the latest DCI Jack Harris crime novel but I am undecided what it will be about. Normally, I have a strong Idea but not this time – scraps of ideas, yes, strong ideas no. It is a problem which myself and fellow crime writer Ian Robinson…
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John Dean - Crime Writer 