July Conference Extravaganza

July may well be the peak month for crime fiction conferences geared to authors and fans around the globe. Here's a listing, with the note that it's not too late to register for most:

July 3
Crime in the Court
London, England
Close to 40 authors will attend, including Mark Billingham, Christopher Fowler, Sophie Hannah, David Hewson, Peter James, Erin Kelly, S.J. Watson.

July 11-14
Thrillerfest
New York, NY
Spotlight guests will include 2012 ThrillerMaster Jack Higgins; 2011 ThrillerMaster R.L. Stine; 2012 Silver Bullet Award Winner Richard North Patterson; 2011 Silver Bullet Winner Karin Slaughter; and 2012 Spotlight Guests Lee Child, John Sandford, Catherine Coulter and Ann Rule.

July 12-15
Public Safety Writers' Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Special Guests John M. Mills, Herman Groman

July 13
Poisoned Pen Conference
Scottsdale, AZ
Special Guests: Howard L. Anderson, Mark de Castrique, Linda Fairstein, Timothy Hallinan, Alex Kava, Joseph Kanon, Jesse Kellerman, Martin Limon, Francine Mathews and Dana Stabenow.

July 19-22
Book Passage Mystery Writers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
Editors, agents, publishers and panels of detectives, forensic experts and other crime-fighting professionals. The keynote speaker for 2012 in Don Winslow. Author guests on the faculty include Don Winslow, Cara Black, Tony Broadbent, Robert Dugoni, William C. Gordon, Taquin Hall, Jesse Kellerman, Arthur Kerns, John Lescroart, D.P. Lyle, Tim Maleeny, Cornelia Read, Gillian Roberts, Kirk Russell, Sheldon Siegel, Karin Slaughter.

July 19-22
Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK
Programming Chair, Mark Billingham; Special Guests include Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Jo Nesbo, Kate Mosse, Peter Robinson, Peter James and Ian Rankin.