Newcastle Noir 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…..
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
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
10.00 – 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
3.00 – 4.00 Panel 4- German Historical Fiction
David Young, William Ryan, Luke McCallin. Chaired by Kat Hall
4.30 – 5.30 Panel 5- Nordic 1
Kjell Ola Dahl, Thomas Enger, Antti Tuomainen, Chaired by Quentin Bates
6.30 – 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!!!
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
4.30 – 5.30 Panel 12- Tartan Noir
Russel D McLean, Douglas Skelton, Neil Broadfoot. Chaired by Michael J Malone
6.30 – 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
