A CRIME FESTIVAL in QUEBEC CITY

(UPDATE: the 2012 edition will be held from October 25 to 27)
QuebeCrime Festival 2011 
October 28-30
Quebec City
(IMPORTANT UPDATE regarding the schedule, see below)
We can finally announce most of our events for this first crime festival in La Belle Province. Co-founded by Guy Dubois (owner of La Maison Anglaise et Internationale Bookstore) and by yours truly, Jacques Filippi (The House of Crime and Mystery)

We have an official website that is still going through some daily modifications, but you can access it to consult our schedule of events, order tickets (418-654-9523 or tickets@quebecrime.com), read about the authors, etc. You’ll find this here: QuebeCrime Festival   

The QuebeCrime Festival is held in collaboration with the Morrin Centre, the gorgeous venue for our Saturday and Sunday events. The Friday event will be held at St. Andrews Church, the oldest Scottish church in Canada. The Morrin Centre, built in the 1700s, is a national treasure and sits in Old Quebec. 

AUTHORS & SCHEDULE

IMPORTANT UPDATE: We are sorry to announce that Kathy Reichs has had to cancel her presence due to professional obligations. She was scheduled for the Sunday evening event.
We will hold three main events (one per evening) and two panels. Here’s what the schedule looks like for now:

Friday, Oct. 28th
7.00 – 8.30 pm:  Readings/Talks followed by signings
John BRADY, Anne EMERY, Denise MINA, Louise PENNY, and Ian RANKIN

Saturday, Oct. 29th
1.30 – 2.50 pm:  One-hour panel with moderator Tom Henighan, plus a 20-minute period of questions from the audience, followed by signings
Lawrence BLOCK, John BRADY, Hilary DAVIDSON, Craig McDONALD, Andrew PYPER, and Daniel WOODRELL

7.00 – 8.30 pm:  Readings/Talks followed by signings
Lawrence BLOCK, Hilary DAVIDSON, Craig McDONALD, Andrew PYPER, and Daniel WOODRELL

Sunday, Oct. 30th 
1.30 – 2.50 pm:  One-hour panel with moderator Tom Henighan, plus a 20-minute period of questions from the audience, followed by signings
Anne EMERY, Ian HAMILTON, Simon TOYNE, John FARROW 

7.00 – 8.30 pm: Readings/Talks followed by signings 
Ian HAMILTON, Simon TOYNE, Tom HENIGHAN, John FARROW

We will also have a permanent interactive exhibit at the Morrin Centre for the duration of the festival. More about that soon.

And in case you want to plan ahead, the second edition of the QuebeCrime Festival will be held from October 25 to 27, 2012. We've already started booking authors and it looks like we'll have more great names to announce. 

We hope to see you in Quebec soon!

With special thanks to Rachelle Gagnon, who is a tremendous help!
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