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Crime Fiction Weekend

Crime Fiction Weekend

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The Crime Fiction Weekend will take place at St Hilda's College in Oxford. The event will run on 4th September 2026, with various performers. The event is open to all, but ticket prices start from £29.00.

Bad Apples: crime fiction's enemies and anti-heroes. Bad Apples: crime fiction's enemies and anti-heroes

From con artists to killers, crime fiction has served up some of the very best bad apples in all of literature. Ripley, Moriarty, Lecter and many more are responsible for prompting our heroes to action, presenting puzzles, peril and confrontations aplenty.

Our 33rd Crime Fiction Weekend explores the dark core of these characters, and discusses why we love them - or love to hate them - so much.

Guest of Honour: Andrew Taylor

It is our great pleasure to welcome back Andrew Taylor, who for years was at the heart of St Hilda's Crime Fiction Weekend as a guiding light of our Committee and a superlative chair. Andrew is the winner of the CWA Cartier Diamond Dagger (for lifelong excellence in the genre), the HWA Gold Crown for best historical novel of the year, and the triple winner of the CWA Historical Dagger. He has published over 45 books, including The American Boy, the Roth Trilogy (filmed for TV as Fallen Angel), and the Lydmouth detective series set in the 1950s.

Our Speakers:

Jo Callaghan

Ajay Chowdhury

Abigail Dean

Vaseem Khan

Remi Kone

Simon Mason

Ayo Onatade

Hallie Rubenhold

Laura Shepherd-Robinson

Sarah Vaughan

Martyn Waites

Category: Festivals

Prices:

All Inclusive (Single): GBP 630.00,

All Inclusive (Twin): GBP 1180.00,

Weekend - With meals. No accommodation.: GBP 420.00,

Weekend - No meals. No accommodation.: GBP 269.00,

Friday Special: GBP 85.00,

Sunday Lunch: GBP 29.00,

Online: GBP 55.00

Artists / Speakers: Andrew Taylor, Jo Callaghan, Ajay Chowdhury, Abigail Dean, Vaseem Khan, Remi Kone, Simon Mason, Ayo Onatade, Hallie Rubenhold, Laura Shepherd-Robinson, Sarah Vaughan, Martyn Waites

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Frequently asked questions

Crime Fiction Weekend takes place on Friday, 4 September 2026 at 15:00. The event runs until Sunday, 6 September 2026.

Crime Fiction Weekend is held at St Hilda's College in Oxford (Cowley Place, Oxford, OX4 1DY).

Tickets for Crime Fiction Weekend range from £29 to £255. Live prices and availability are shown on Skiddle.

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