Harrogate Theatre : Theakstons Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival

The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival 2012 Event Guide will be dropping through letterboxes and appearing in cafes, shops, bars, theatres and restaurants all over Yorkshire very soon.

For full line-up details visit: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com

You can buy tickets for all events through our Box Office and who better to explain all about the Festival than the Festival themselves...

"This year, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival celebrates its tenth year. To mark the occasion, the cream of international crime fiction will once again gather in Harrogate to raise a glass of Theakstons’ finest to the biggest festival in the country championing crime writing, the most popular literary genre in the UK today.

Headlining the festival this summer are heavyweights Jo Nesbo, Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Kate Mosse, Peter Robinson, Peter James and Ian Rankin. Each year the festival is chaired by a different high-profile crime writer, and this year popular British author Mark Billingham, creator of D.I. Tom Thorne, takes the helm. Billingham said: “In just ten years, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate has become the biggest and best of its kind in the world and it’s an honour to be chairing the Programming Committee once again. I’m confident that we’ve handpicked a programme this year that will rival anything seen at the festival before. Big names? Of course. But this festival has always been about introducing crime fiction lovers to the very best of the newer talent on offer too, and we’ve got plenty from all over the world. Whether you like your crime fiction cosy as crumpets or dark as a bloodstain in the shadows, at this year’s festival there will be something for everyone!”