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Full line up revealed for Harrogate’s crime writing festival
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The full line up for this year’s Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival has been revealed.
The annual event, which is organised by Harrogate International Festivals, is set to take place from July 23 to July 26 at the Old Swan Hotel in Harrogate.
Ann Cleeves and Brenda Blethyn, Anthony Horowitz, Holly Jackson, Chris Brookmyre, Chris Whitaker, Jane Harper and LJ Ross join previously announced headliners Nadine Matheson, Gillian McAllister, Steve Cavanagh, Alice Feeney and David Baldacci.
Festival programming chair, Lisa Jewell, has curated this year’s line up which will include panels, talks and creative workshops to showcase the very best of the popular genre.
Ms Jewell said:
It's a brilliant mix of new faces, perennial favourites and a surprise or two and I think readers are going to be blown away by this year's line-up. I am so excited to be there, in the moment, sharing this programme in all its glory with our attendees; so many incredible headliners, so many fascinating conversations, so much to look forward to.
Sharon Canavar, chief executive of Harrogate International Festivals, added:
I’m so proud of the incredible roster of special guest headliners curated by Lisa Jewell and the team. Readers have always been at the heart of the Festival and in the National Year of Reading, the 2026 programme is unapologetically reader-led, celebrating some of the most-read authors in the world whose books showcase the enduring appeal of crime fiction.
More information about tickets and packages for the festival can be found here.
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