News Update: 19th Jan

A wave of crime writers will descend upon the scenic and tranquil town of Pitlochry throughout the eighth Winter Words Festival, which begins on Friday 27th January and runs for 10 days. If crimes your passion, get along at 3pm to see award-winning crime writer Alex Gray and top ten crime writer Caro Ramsay take to the Pitlochry stage at followed by the brilliant combination of bestselling author G.J. Moffat and journalist turned crime writer Craig Robertson. Full Lineup here.

The Winter Words literature festival will also feature Sue Black on Friday 3rd February, who, as a leading forensic anthropologist, is a frequent consultant to top crime writers as well as being the well kent face from the gripping TV series Cold Case Histories.

Further talk of dissections - this time of the animal kind - can be enjoyed on the opening evening of the festival when presenter of the BAFTA award-wining TV series Inside Natures Giant's, Simon Watt, who is by day a evolutionary biologist, will take audiences behind the scenes of this fascinating and thrilling series.

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Also - more info on Channel 4's website!

And last but by no means least, there's a three day crime writing course with Caro Ramsay, which starts 31st January, in which she reveals that:

"My first book (Absolution) - the first thing I ever wrote - was very raw when it got me signed to Jane Gregory as an agent - it was then edited by three different people including John Le Carre'e editor! - to turn it into the book that was shortlisted for the New Blood Dagger. So it was a huge learning curve for me and I feel a useful learning tool for others. All participants in my crime writing course will receive a free copy of Absolution, so they can familiarise themselves with the finished article before I tell them all the mistakes of form, narrative, plot that were in the original! The novel did sell to Penguin for over 80 000 pounds within hours of it landing on their desk!"

Tickets for all events can be purchased by calling Box office on 01796 484626 or buy online now!