JULY 2026
July 9-12, 2026
Public Safety Writers
Conference
Las Vegas, NV
Special guests: Allan Fox, Ellen Kirschman, James
L’Etoile, Joe Haggerty, Mike Brandt, John Gilstrap, Kelli Peacock, Allen Grimes
July 17-19, 2026
Book Passage Mystery
Writers Conference
Corte Madera, CA
Faculty: Cara
Black and Tim Maleeny, Co-Chairs; Samantha Downing, George Fong, Elizabeth
George, Rachel Howzell Hall, James L'Etoile, Luisa Smith, Kelli Stanley
July 23-26, 2026
Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival
Harrogate, UK
Special Guests TBA
July 30-August 2, 2026
Pulpfest
Pittsburgh, PA
AUGUST 2026
August 7-9, 2026
Bute Noir
Isle of Bute, Scotland
Special Guests: Ian Rankin, Val McDermid, Ann Cleeves, Mick Herron, Denise Mina, Mark Billingham, Chris Brookmyre, and Stuart MacBride
August 9-24, 2026
Edinburgh Book Festival
Edinburgh, Scotland
Schedule TBA
August 20-23, 2026
Killer Nashville
Nashville, TN
Special Guests: Reed Farrel Coleman, Heather Graham, Noelle Nhi,
SEPTEMBER 2026
September 3-7, 2026
Bouchercon
Calgary, CA
Lifetime Achievement Guest Of Honour: Louise Penny; Cross-Border Guest Of
Honour: Kathy Reichs; International Guest Of Honour: Abir Mukherjee; American
Guest Of Honour: Mark Greaney; Canadian Guest Of Honour: Jennifer Hillier; Cozy
Guest Of Honour: Vicki Delany; Kids’ Guest Of Honour: Kevin Sands
September 4-6, 2026
St. Hilda's Mystery
& Crime Conference
Oxford, England
Guest of Honor: Andrew Taylor; Other speakers
include: Jo Callaghan; Ajay Chowdhury; Abigail Dean; Vaseem Khan; Remi Kone;
Simon Mason; Ayo Onatade; Hallie Rubenhold; Laura Shepherd-Robinson; Sarah
Vaughan; Martyn Waites
September 12-13, 2026
Crime by the Sea
Special guests: Sophie Hannah, Jess Kidd, Ian Moore, Louise Doughty, Cathy Rentzenbrink, Julie Wassmer, and Lucy Strange.
September 26, 2026
Coastal Crime
Southampton, UK
OCTOBER 2026
October 3, 2026
Chiltern
Kills
Gerrards Cross, UK
Special Guests: TBA
October 8-11, 2026
Ashland Mystery
Festival
Ashland, OR
Special Guests: TBA
NOVEMBER 2026
November 6-8, 2026
New England Crime Bake
Special Guests: Joseph Finder, Lisa Gardner
November 14, 2026
Men of Mystery
Long Beach, CA
Special Guests: TBA
