Friday, January 10, 2014

Special Guest Announcement for 2014 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate

Denise Mina Joins 2014 Special Guest Line-Up


The Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival is delighted to announce that award winning author Denise Mina will be appearing as a Special Guest at the 2014 Festival. Taking place 17-20 July 2014 at the magnificent Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate, Programming Chair Steve Mosby has put together an astounding line-up, with Denise Mina joining a stellar line-up of Special Guests which includes Ann Cleeves, Gillian Flynn, Sophie Hannah, Lynda LaPlante, Laura Lippman, Peter May, Denise Mina and S. J. Watson.

Born in Glasgow in 1966, Mina grew up in various locations in Europe thanks to her father’s work as an engineer. Having left school at sixteen she tried her hand at a number of jobs including meat factory worker, kitchen porter and cook, before returning to education to study Law at Glasgow University followed by a PhD at Strathclyde University. She wrote her debut novel, Garnethill when she was supposed to be studying. In addition to writing crime fiction novels, Mina also writes comics, short stories, stage plays and even a graphic novel. Denise Mina has twice won the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award, with The End of the Wasp Season in 2012 and Gods and Beasts in 2013, becoming the first author to receive this most coveted award two years running.

BBC Scotland filmed her novel The Field of Blood in 2011, which starred David Morrissey and Peter Capaldi, and won a Scottish BAFTA for its young star Jayd Johnson. The next book in the series, The Dead Hour, was broadcast in August 2013
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