Crime Fiction Day and a wedding

Posted by Simon on 6th, August 2009 at 07:56:43

The feedback from the Crime Fiction Day / Oxfam Bookfest has come in, and is uniformly and pleasantly positive.  Writers from across the country reported good turnouts of enthusiastic readers at Oxfam bookstores for their events, in one case sufficient to mean the talk and book signing had to be moved to a local pub where there was more room.

Thus!  It looks like the Crime Writers Association will be holding another event next year, and this time it may grow - 7 fold to be exact.  So as not to tie writers and readers down to one particular day, next year it will probably become a Crime Fiction Week.  For those who want to get a flavour of what it was like this year, have a look at the archives section of the news page - www.thetvdetective.com/news.html 

Next year, we're hoping for more events, and more variety in the things we do; signings, talks, maybe even writing workshops and other educational activities.  I'll keep you posted.

One more thing to mention.  I don't normally do this, as it's quite personal, but I think you'll understand why on this occasion.  Excuse me if I'm out of touch for a few days, but I'm off to Jersey for a wedding.

It's the union of one of my longest standing friends, John Ayres, to his wonderful partner Emma Ruminski.  I first met John when I went to university, all those years ago, where he was the radio station manager.  It was he who encouraged me to get involved in journalism, which in turn led to me becoming a writer.

So, as you can see, I owe him a great deal, and I'm very much looking forward to being there for his happy day.  All the very best to a delightful couple!

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