Something murderous this way comes ...

 ... Promoting Yorkshire Authors is putting together a festival of crime in July.  Read on for more intriguing details ...

I am very pleased to tell you that a brand new festival of crime will be launched in July. Murder Most Yorkshire is coming to Harrogate on July 4th. Throughout that weekend, there will be author interviews, author discussion panels, book signings, and lots, lots more.

Events will be taking place at various venues across town.  There will be an opportunity for tea and cake, as well as listening to talks about crime, discussions about murder, readings from top-notch mystery novels, and a chance to speak to attending authors.

During that weekend, I will be joined by Gianetta Murray - author of a Supernatural Shindig which was released earlier this year and Moved to Murder, a cosy crime due to be released in June.

Anne Wedgwood will also be joining the panel.  Anne is the author of The Botanist, The Soloist and The Narcissist.  

The fourth and final member of our panel will be writer and Books and Beverages Presenter Sue Williams.  Sue will put the rest of us through our paces with her questions as she tries to keep us in order and on point!  We will all be at Bilton Library on Friday, July 5th, to discuss cosy crime, our books and answer questions.

The full programme for the whole festival from July 4th to July 7th will be released in the coming weeks.  I will gradually let you know about the attendees, interviewees, and hosts across all of my social media.  Can't wait to be there!

So please do come along and join us.

For those who like to dabble with writing, here is a second opportunity not to be missed.  Promoting Yorkshire Authors are putting together an anthology of work celebrating crime.  If you have a short story (3500 words or less), a piece of flash fiction (100 words or less) or a piece of poetry (40 lines or less), then we would like to hear from you.  Check out the QR code on the left to get more details.

The deadline for submissions to the anthology has been extended to May 15th

... keep watching this space and checking your social media for updates, and get writing and submit that piece of fiction or poetry.

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