20 May 2007

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year 2007

A short interruption to the focus on Chris Ewan (interview coming soon), as I've just spotted something on the crime festival site.  In addition to the crime novel of the year longlist being announced, there is also a whodunit competition to celebrate the award this year.

It runs online for 6 weeks and involves solving the mystery for a short story written by this year's chair, Natasha Cooper.

The prizes include: full weekend package for the festival; tea with Natasha Cooper; original version of the short story, signed by Cooper; a weekend stay at the Kings Head, Masham and a private tour of the Theakstons brewery by Simon Theakston; the 20 longlisted novels.

20 May 2007 22:43:47 | Literary Festivals

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