Make Crime Pay - Crime and Thriller Day

12th September 2026 11:30am to 5:30pm, Online

MAKE CRIME PAY
Saturday 12th September, 10:30am-4:30pm, online
Thriller and crime fiction day
Tickets from £30 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime-pay-2026-tickets-1991894371686

This September Writing Magazine and Alex Davis Events team up once more for Make Crime Pay, a lively only day of writing workshops for crime and thriller fiction, concluding with our headline interview slot! Whether you’re looking to master mystery, polish that police procedural or nail that Nordic noir, then this could be the event for you!

Full schedule and line-up:
10:30am-10:45am: Welcome/settle down 
10:45am-11:45am: Jane Bettany  - How to Create and Maintain a Crime Series               
11:45am-12:15pm: Break     
12:15pm-1:15pm: Paul Finch – Writing Effective Action Sequences
1:15pm-2:00pm: Break          
2:00pm-3:00pm: Louise Jensen - The Anatomy of a Crime Fiction Twist 
3:00pm-3:30pm: Break          
3:30pm-4:30pm: Sarah Pinborough - Author Interview      

Booking & payment

Tickets £30 from https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/make-crime-pay-2026-tickets-1991894371686

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