9.15-10.00
Suzannah Dunn is not an historical novelist. Her words, not ours. Find out why as she talks about her two novels The Queen of Subtleties and The Sixth Wife and also gives us a preview of her forthcoming novel, The Queen’s Sorrow.

10.15-11.00
Crème de la Crime is already a major player in sharp crime fiction, including historical crime. Lynne Patrick tells us about this exciting new publisher and the kinds of historical fiction she wants to publish.

Break

11.15-12.00
Railway Memories.
The National Railway Museum is the appropriate venue to meet Andrew Martin, author of four crime novels, the latest of which is Murder at Deviation Junction. They arose from Andrew’s memories of the last days of York as a great railway town when you didn't need a railway museum because the whole territory around the station was bustling with activity.

Lunch

During which, Crème de la Crime launches The Unquiet Heart by Gordon Ferris, his follow-up to Truth Dare Kill.

1.45-2.45
1) Historical Fiction: The Next Ten Years.
A panel of ‘new’ writers, Sarah Bower (The Needle in the Blood), Roz Southey (Broken Harmony) and Russell Whitfield (Gladiatrix) discuss their paths to publication and what they see as the future of historical fiction. Audience participation is more than welcome in what is guaranteed to be a lively debate.

2) Rewriting Women’s History.
To a large extent, women have been written out of history: their lives and deeds have become lost to us. To uncover the buried histories of women, historical novelists must act as detectives, study the sparse clues that have been handed down to us, learn to read between the lines and fill in the blanks. Authors Jude Morgan and Melinda Hammond, and freelance reader and editor specialising in historical fiction jay Dixon join Mary Sharratt (The Vanishing Point) to discuss their unique take on rewriting women back into history.

Break

3.00-3.45
An Accomplished Novelist
From Hector Berlioz to Charles II, the subject and style of Jude Morgan’s novels are rich and varied. His latest novel, An Accomplished Woman, is a witty homage to Regency Romances and Jane Austen.

3.45-4:45
Beyond The Looking Glass.
What if history was recorded on the ether? What if some people could actually read those records? What effect would it have on historical research? Award-winning author Elizabeth Chadwick and Akashic consultant Alison King discuss and demonstrate the use of this unusual resource.

The Conference ends at 5pm.

A big thank you to our sponsors:

And also to the management staff at Borders, York for the conference bookshop.

Directions:

Whether coming by car or on foot:
You should come in by the Car Park entrance, on Leeman Road. Do NOT go to the main entrance with the flags. Follow Leeman Road towards the Yorkshire Wheel.
If coming by car:
Go past the Yorkshire Wheel and the entrance to the conference suite is on your right, overlooking the Great Hall. Car parking is also on your right, and signposted. It is a pay car park, but a code will be given out at the conference which will ensure that conference delegates won't need to pay on the way out.
If coming on foot:
Cross over, so that you are on the same side of the road as the Yorkshire Wheel.
If you are arriving by train at York Station:
Go out of the back exit of the station. There is a signposted route via the station footbridge.

Note: this route involves a lot of steps. If you want to avoid steps, go out of the front of the station, turn left, and then turn left again at the second set of traffic lights.

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