Newcastle Noir Programme 2018

Fringe: 1st -4th May

Tuesday 1st Talk:The Golden Age of Crime Writing - Frances Brodie too Fiona Veitch Smith 6.30pm - Free

Midweek 2nd Noir @ the Bar - Town Wall 7pm - Free

Th 3d Discussion: Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Kaleidoscope of Crime - Jacky Collins alongside North-East criminal offence writers Richard Rippon, Daniel James, Jessica Fairfax too Carol Walker - 6.30pm - Free

Fri fourth Discussion: Tracking the Scent - Eileen Wharton alongside Bloodhound books authors J.A. Baker, Heleyne Hammersley too Peter Best- 3-4pm - Free

Fri fourth Discussion: Keeping it Close to Home - jacky Collins alongside Sarah Stovell, Melanie McGrath too CL Taylor - 4.30-5.30pm - Free

Festival Launch - Fri fourth of May

The Festival volition endure launched by Stuart MacBride who volition endure talking well-nigh too reading from his operate 7pm.

Saturday fifth May

Time     9.30 - 10.30

Activity Panel 1 - Northumberland Noir

Participants - Mari Hannah, LJ Ross, Matt Wesolowski

Time     11.00 - 12.00

Activity Panel 2 – New Blood

Participants - Sandra Ireland, Vicky Newham, Robert Scragg, GB Williams

Time     1.00 - 2.00

Activity Panel iii – Crime inwards Translation

Participants - Lilja Sigurðardóttir, Quentin Bates, Roxanne Bouchard, David Warriner

Time     2.30 – 3.30

Activity Panel 4 - Femmes Fatale

Participants - Danielle Ramsay, K Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 Richardson, Sheila Quigley, Eileen Wharton

Time     4.00 – 5.00

Activity Panel 5 - Crime too Humour

Participants - Daniel James, Antti Tuomainen, Charles Harris, Luca Veste

Time     5.30 – 6.30

Activity Panel 6 - New Voices inwards Tartan Noir

Participants - Tana Collins, Claire Macleary, Jackie McLean, Ian Skewis

Time     7.00 – 8:00

Activity Panel 7 - Nordic Noir

Participants - Kjell Ola Dahl, Thomas Enger

Time     8:30 – 9:30

In Conversation alongside

Ann Cleeves inwards conversation alongside Martha Hillier

Sunday sixth May

Time – 10:00 – 11:00
Activity - Panel 8 – Otherworldly

Participants - Chris Brookmyre, Antony Johnston, Michael Malone, Stuart Neville

Time 11.30 - 12.30

Activity - Panel 9 – Hot off the Press

Participants - Louise Voss, Doug Johnstone, Johanna Gustawsson

Time 1.00 - 2.00

Activity - Panel 10 – Massala Noir

Participants - Vaseem Khan, Abir Mukherjee, Alex Caan

Time     2:30 – 3:30

In Conversation alongside

Val McDermid inwards conversation alongside Mark Billingham

Time 4.00 - 5.00

Activity - Panel 11 – Grip Lit

Participants - Alison Baillie, Eva Dolan, Rachel Abbott

Time 6.00 - 7.00

Activity - Panel 12 – Police Procedurals

Participants - Leigh Russell, Harry Brett, Alan Carter, Sarah Ward

Join us from 8 at the Cluny for Fun Lovin' Crime Writers starring Val McDermid, Luca Veste, Doug Johnstone, Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre too Stuart Neville!