Riot Communication picked up three gongs at the Publishers Publicity Circle (PPC) annual awards, which took place in central London last night (15th February). Awards were given to the publicists responsible for the best PR campaigns carried out in 2011. Preena Gadher and Liz Hyder of Riot Communications won the Nielsen Award for a Generic …
Read more »There has been a change to the line-up of previously announced 2012 Special Guests. Sadly, Charlaine Harris is no longer able to make the trip to the UK this summer due to family commitments. It’s not all bad news though – far from it! – as we are delighted to announce that joining the Special …
Read more »We are delighted to announce that internationally bestselling crime writers Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson (pictured below) will be appearing as Special Guests in an exclusive ‘In Conversation’ event at the 2012 Festival. The event will form part of our 10th Festival celebrations, echoing the two authors now legendary appearance at the very first Harrogate festival in …
Read more »We are delighted to announce that internationally bestselling crime novelist and creator of the phenomenally popular detective Roy Grace, Peter James (pictured right) will be appearing as a Special Guest at the 2012 Festival. Next year’s event takes place 19-22 July 2012 at the magnificent Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate. Programming Chair Mark Billingham has put …
Read more »What better way to beat the Winter blues than by booking your place at what promises to be the hottest crime scene of the year. We are currently taking bookings for 2012 Weekend Break Packages. What’s more, book before the end of January and you will receive a complimentary copy of Jo Nesbo’s forthcoming book, …
Read more »International bestseller joins Special Guest line-up We are pleased to announce that bestselling Norwegian crime writer Jo Nesbo will be appearing as a Special Guest at the 2012 Festival. Next year’s event takes place 19-22 July 2012 at the magnificent Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate. Programming Chair Mark Billingham has put together an astounding line-up, with …
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