Neil White

April

9th April - Closing date for Dagger in the Library Award
The Dagger in the Library Award is part of the prestigious Dagger Awards, as awarded by the Crime Writers Association, and is awarded to "the crime fiction author whose work is currently giving the greatest enjoyment to readers." Authors are nominated by UK libraries and Readers' Groups and judged by a panel of librarians.
As the award emphasises the role played by libraries in providing an audience for authors whose careers are developing, nominations should be for authors whose discovery has recently delighted readers (rather than long-standing favourites). The award is given for the body of an author's work, not for an individual title, and those nominated must be alive at the time of the nomination and should preferably be working in Britain.
Just to help you judge my eligibility, I can confirm that I am both alive and working in Britain.
Click here for an entry from, here for a flier, and here for a poster.

20th April - Radio Lancashire - An Intimate Afternoon
From 2.15pm on 20th April, Radio Lancashire is hosting an intimate afternoon with my good self from the studios in Blackburn.
Be in the audience by clicking here and applying for tickets. Alternatively, tune in and listen in.

May

20th May to 23rd May - Crimefest
The Crimefest crime fiction festival will be held at the Marriott Hotel in Bristol from 20th May 20th to 23rd May. Where the pen is bloodier than the sword, etc.
I will be a member of a panel on Friday, 21 May at 10.10am, entitled No More Heroes: Today's Sleuths & Crime Solvers, along with JG Goodhind, Linda Regan, and Pauline Rowson.
The festival boasts many famous writers, including Colin Dexter, Gyles Brandreth, Ann Cleeves, Martin Edwards, and many, many more. Click here for more information.
Please feel free to say hello, as I will be hanging around all weekend. I will be in the bar mostly, so please be warned that I will make less sense the later you leave it.

May 27th - Dead Silent
My next book, Dead Silent will be published on May 27th 2010. It is my favourite story so far (I accept that I am not particularly neutral on this).
I am pleased with the reviews so far though, with Bookseller Magazine describing it as a "superb, tense, action-filled tale with lots of human interest and totally unputdownable."
Click here for more information.

June

14th June to 20th June - National Crime Fiction Week

In June, there will be the National Crime Fiction Week, launched by the Crime Writers Association. Keep an eye out in your libraries for any special events and click here for further information, and I will post more information here when it is available.

15th June - Crime and Curry Night, Massala Rooms, Foulridge
The Colne Bookshop of 22 Church Street in Colne is kindly organising a night of fine dining and crime fiction at the Massala Rooms in Foulridge, which will involve me talking about my books as well as eating some fine Indian food.
Tickets include an Indian banguet and a copy of Dead Silent, which sounds like an absolute bargain.
Contact Christine or Jo at the Colne Bookshop for details on 01282 871440 or click here to email. Their website is here.

July

22nd July to 24th July - Harrogate Crime Writing Festival
The blue riband event in the crime fiction year comes in the form of the Olde Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, when the stars of the crime fiction world will be speaking on a variety of topics, or else can otherwise be found in the bar.
The authors attending this year include Mark Billingham, Christopher Brookmyre, Jeffrey Deaver, Joanne Harris, Simon Kernick, Jeff Lindsay, Val McDermid, Ian Rankin and Karin Slaugher. And, of course, many, many more.
Click here for further details.