About this Event
Award-winning author of the Vera and Shetland series, Ann Cleeves, will be returning to The Word to discuss her latest novel The Dark Wives - the eleventh formidable novel in Ann’s acclaimed Vera Stanhope series.
Ann Cleeves is the author of more than thirty-five critically acclaimed novels, and in 2017 was awarded the highest accolade in crime writing, the CWA Diamond Dagger. She is the creator of popular detectives Vera Stanhope, Jimmy Perez and Matthew Venn, who can be found on television in ITV’s Vera, BBC One’s Shetland and ITV's The Long Call respectively. The TV series and the books they are based on have become international sensations, capturing the minds of millions worldwide.
Ann worked as a probation officer, bird observatory cook and auxiliary coastguard before she started writing. She is a member of ‘M**der Squad’, working with other British northern writers to promote crime fiction. Ann also spends her time advocating for reading to improve health and wellbeing and supporting access to books. In 2021 her Reading for Wellbeing project launched with local authorities across the North East. She lives in North Tyneside where the Vera books are set.
This event is part of The Word’s WRITE Festival which takes place throughout the whole of September.
Enjoy a programme of unmissable events, workshops and performances! Find out more by viewing our full WRITE Festival programme.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Word, National Centre for the Written Word, Market Place, South Shields, United Kingdom
GBP 6.13
