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Newcastle Noir 2017

  • Submitted: 30th March 2017

It’s time – Newcastle Noir is less than one month away. It’s going to be criminally good…..here’s what to watch out for…..

Newcastle Noir

Fringe: 24th -27th April

Monday 24th Talk: Murderous Newcastle – Fact and Fiction Pat Lowery 6 pm £3
Tuesday 25th talk: Crime with a Northern Edge 6.30 pm Free
Wednesday 26th: Noir @ the Bar – Town Wall 7 pm Free
Thursday 27th Talk: David Young, The fact behind the fiction 6.30 pm £3

Festival Launch Friday 28th April

Newcastle Noir

The Festival will be launched by Denise Mina who will be talking about and reading from her work 7pm – Free

Saturday 29th April

9.30 – 11.30 Intensive writing workshop *   – William Ryan

Geordie crime panel10.00 – 11.00 Panel 1 – Geordie Crime

Shelley Day, Howard Linskey, L.J. Ross, Matt Wesolovski

11.30 – 12.30 Panel 2 – LGBTQ

Sarah Stowell, Lilja Sigurðardóttir, David Swatling. Chaired by Jacky Collins

12.35 – 1.15 Talk: how to be published **
Adam Maxwell

1.30 – 2.30 Panel 3 – Femmes Fatales

Lin Anderson, Alex Gray, Alanna Knight. Chaired by Ayo Onatade

Germany flag3.00 – 4.00 Panel 4- German Historical Fiction

David Young, William Ryan, Luke McCallin. Chaired by Kat Hall

 

 

Norway flag4.30 – 5.30 Panel 5- Nordic 1

Kjell Ola Dahl, Thomas Enger, Antti Tuomainen, Chaired by Quentin Bates

 

 

Germany flag6.30 – 7.30 Panel 6- German Noir

Sascha Arango, Cay Rademacher, Wulf Dorn. Chaired by Kat Hall

7.30 – 8.30 Panel 7- Crime Fiction: Presenting the case

Karen Sullivan, Quentin Bates, Sarah Ward, Susan the Booktrailer. Chaired by Miriam Owen  – I will no doubt be performing the happy dance if not too nervous! Squeal! My first panel!!!

Newcastle Noir

Sunday 30th April

10.00 – 11.00 Panel 8 – Children’s Crime Fiction

Katherine Woodfine, Lyn Gardner, Laura Wood. Chaired by Ann Landman

11.30 – 12.30 Panel 9 – Crime Fact and Fiction

Mari Hannah, Mo, A.D. Garrett. Chaired by Jacky Collins

1.30 – 2.30 Panel 10 – Domestic Noir

C.L. Taylor, Michael J. Malone, Louise Beech. Chaired by Rosie White

 

3.00 – 4.00 Panel 11 – New Blood

Shelley Day, Tana Collins, Michael Wood.  Chaired by Sarah Ward

Scottish flag4.30 – 5.30 Panel 12- Tartan Noir

Russel D McLean, Douglas Skelton, Neil Broadfoot.  Chaired by Michael J Malone

 

 

Norway flag6.30 – 7.30 Panel 13 – Nordic 2

Erik Axl Sund, Johana Gustawsson, Camilla Grebe.  Chaired by Jacky Collins

 

8.00 – 9.00 Panel 14 – Action Thriller

Luca Veste, Steph Broadribb, Paul Hardisty, Chaired by Daniel Pembrey

* £10/£7
** £5/£3

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