Monday, 14 June 2010

National Crime Fiction Week

It's National Crime Fiction Week from 14th to 20th June. Here are the crime fiction events with a Scottish connection. Contact details at the site.

Monday - 14th June

7.00 pm
Alex Gray at Falkirk Library, Hope Street, Falkirk, FK1 5AU
Tickets £2, available from Falkirk Council Libraries.
7.30 pm
'Lady Killers' - Aline Templeton Glenwood Library, Glenrothes, Fife
Tickets cost £2.50 (£2 for super and premier fifestyle cardholders) which includes refreshments. Booking advisable.

7.30 pm

Book Group Social Evening: Read any book in the series by Jo Nesbø and join in our evening discussion at the Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB; (their blog)
Tickets are £2 (includes refreshments), available from Carnegie Library.

Tuesday - 15th June

2.00 pm
Round Old Ayr Crime Walk Led by Tom Barclay: Meet at the Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB; (their blog)
Come with local history librarian Tom Barclay on a walking tour of town centre sites associated with the rebels, smugglers, body-snatchers, common criminals and thief-takers who have all played dramatic parts in the town's colourful past.
Tickets are £2 (includes refreshments), available from Carnegie Library.
7.00 pm
G J Moffat will discuss his writing, read from his new thriller Fallout and answer questions from the audience at the Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB
For information about ticket pricing, and to book, please contact Carnegie Library.

7.30 pm

Tony Black, Karen Campbell and Helen Fitzgerald at Soutar Theatre, AK Bell Library, York Place, Perth, PH2 8EP
Tickets costing £5.00 are available from the AK Bell Library. Booking is advisable.

Wednesday - 16th June

6.00 pm
Quintin Jardine, Alex Dryden and Barbara Nadel at Idea Store, Canary Wharf, Churchill Place, Canary Wharf, London E14 5RB
Capital Crimes - Crime scene - books from around the World
No need to book.

7.00 pm

Murder Mystery Night 'A Body in the Library' at Troon Library, 5 South Beach, Troon, KA10 6EF; (their blog)
Written by members of Ayr Writers' Club and performed by willing volunteers.
Tickets £3 (including refreshments), available from Troon Library.

7.30 pm

'Lady Killers' - Karen Campbell Glenwood Library, Glenrothes, Fife
Tickets cost £2.50 (£2 for super and premier fifestyle cardholders) which includes refreshments. Booking advisable.

Thursday - 17th June

7.00 pm
Round Old Ayr Crime Walk Led by Tom Barclay: Meet at the Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB; (their blog)
Come with local history librarian Tom Barclay on a walking tour of town centre sites associated with the rebels, smugglers, body-snatchers, common criminals and thief-takers who have all played dramatic parts in the town's colourful past.
Tickets are £2 (includes refreshments), available from Carnegie Library.
7.30 pm
'Lady Killers' - Gillian Galbraith Glenwood Library, Glenrothes, Fife
Tickets cost £2.50 (£2 for super and premier fifestyle cardholders) which includes refreshments. Booking advisable.

Friday - 18th June

7.00 pm
Murder Mystery Night 'A Body in the Library' at Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB; (their blog)
Written by members of Ayr Writers' Club and performed by the staff of Carnegie Library.
Tickets are £3 (includes refreshments), available from Carnegie Library.

Saturday 19th June

10.00 am - 4.00 pm
Crime writing workshop with Sue Walker Guildford Library, 77 North Street, Guildford, Surrey, GU1 4AL
How to write a crime novel in one day. Investigative television journalist and novelist Sue Walker explains what makes a good crime story and how to keep your readers hooked and guessing from gripping opening to breathtaking denouement. Be prepared to undertake writing exercises. Suitable for everyone.
Tickets £15 (not including lunch) available six weeks before the event from Guildford Library in person or by e-mail or telephone.


2.30 pm - 4.00 pm
'Help ma Bob - there's been a MURDER!' - Forensic Science Crafts for Kids at at Carnegie Library, 12 Main Street, Ayr, KA8 8EB; (their blog)
Qualify as a South Ayrshire Crime Scene Investigator and get your badge to prove it. Discover how CSI investigators interpret paper chromatography, dust for fingerprints, handwriting analysis and blood splatter evidence. Suitable for ages 8 - 11 years
Entry is FREE, but booking is essential - sign up at Carnegie Library before the event.

1 comment:

  1. Also worth noting that Thursday (17th) is the launch of the Edinburgh Book Festival programme, although tickets are not available until 26th of course.

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