“This year, we’re working with Original Cottages, a Holiday Cottage agency with over 500 holiday cottages in Yorkshire, to provide free tickets to those who would like to attend the Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival but otherwise wouldn’t be able to.
As part of this initiative, the events we are able to provide free tickets for are:
Friday 22 July 2022
9.00am Special Guest: Paula Hawkins
2.00pm Mo Hayder, Queen of Chill
5.00pm Special Guest: Tess Gerritsen
10.00pm All Thriller, No Filler
Or a Friday Site Pass. With a site pass, you can get access to our site for the whole day, including the bookshop and signings, the legendary bar, and the grounds of the Old Swan Hotel, where there’s lots of space to sit down with that new thriller you just picked up.
Saturday 23 July 2022
9.00am In Conversation: CL Taylor & Lucy Foley
3.30pm Police Procedurals In A Changing World
5.00pm Special Guest: John Connolly
8.30pm Special Guest: Kathy Reichs
Or a Saturday Site Pass. With a site pass, you can get access to our site for the whole day, including the bookshop and signings, the legendary bar, and the grounds of the Old Swan Hotel, where there’s lots of space to sit down with that new thriller you just picked up.
Sunday 24th July 2022
9.00am Special Guest: Lynda La Plant
12.00pm Special Guest: Charlie Higson
To access a free ticket, please call 01423 562 303 Monday to Friday (between 9.30am and 5.30pm) and ask for Clemence or Sophie. While we won’t ask for any sort of proof, please remember that these tickets have been set aside specifically for people who otherwise wouldn’t be able to attend the festival. Tickets will be limited to one free ticket per person for the duration of the festival, will be distributed on a first come first served basis and are subject to availability.”
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