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In Conversation with Kate Foster & D V Bishop event
2024

Description Kate Foster joins us to celebrate the paperback release of her compelling novel, The Maiden. Inspired by a real life case, The Maiden gives a voice to women otherwise silenced by history.

Edinburgh, October 1679. Lady Christian Nimmo is arrested and charged with the murder of her lover, James Forrester. News of her imprisonment and subsequent trial is splashed across the broadsides, with headlines that leave little room for doubt: Adulteress. Whore. Murderess.

Only a year before, Christian was leading a life of privilege and respectability. So what led her to risk everything for an affair? And does that make her guilty of murder? She wasn’t the only woman in Forrester’s life, and certainly not the only one who might have had cause to wish him dead...

Inspired by a real life case, The Maiden gives a voice to women otherwise silenced by history. Told through chapters narrated alternately by Christian and Violet, the prostitute Forrester kept as a mistress, it’s a remarkable story, and clearly marks Kate Foster as a name to watch.

D.V. Bishop, author of the award-winning Cesare Aldo historical thrillers set in Renaissance Florence, joins Kate for what is sure to be a great night.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.waterstones.com/events/in-conversation-kate-foster-and-d-v-bishop/edinburgh-west-end

Guest speaker on 'Award-Winners' panel at Granite Noir 2024
2024

Description Granite Noir 2024: Award Winners
Chaired by Peggy Hughes

Callum McSorley’s debut novel, Squeaky Clean – inspired by his years working at a car wash in Glasgow’s East End – was shortlisted for the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize and became the youngest ever winner of the McIlvanney Prize for Scottish Crime Novel of the Year.

Sophie White is a novelist, essayist and podcaster from Dublin. Her sixth book, and debut horror, Where I End – novel about being bound by the blood knot of family – won the Shirley Jackson Award for best novel.

DV Bishop’s The Darkest Sin won the CWA 2023 Historical Dagger Award. Ritual of Fire is the third novel in the Cesare Aldo series – Growing religious fervour and a scorching heatwave drives Florence ever closer to madness, while someone is stalking powerful men
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.aberdeenperformingarts.com/whats-on/granite-noir-2024-award-winners/

'Ritual of Fire' shortlisted for the 2024 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction
2024

Description RITUAL OF FIRE by D V Bishop was shortlisted for the 2024 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Fiction. Judges' comments: ‘In Renaissance Florence, under a sweltering summer sun, a series of brutal murders are unfolding. A wealthy merchant is hanged and set on fire in the main city square. Bishop seamlessly blends a tense thriller with a wealth of historical details. The central duo of Aldo and Strocchi, helped and hindered by various investigating constables, must put aside their differences and work together to solve crimes that span both the city and the surrounding countryside. The sort of mystery that keeps you gripped right to the end.’
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.nzbooklovers.co.nz/2024-awards

Guest on Writer's Routine Podcast Episode 293
2024

Description D.V. Bishop, author of 'Ritual of Fire' - Historical fiction author talks his rules of writing, planning in the past, and tie-in novels:

Happy New Year! Let's start 2024 with a bumper episode from a fantastic historical fiction author. D.V Bishop has published 3 'Cesare Aldo' novels, and the 4th is on the way. He's won the CWA Historical Dagger Award, and his novels are highly commended across the board.

His newest novel is 'Ritual of Fire'. It takes you to 1538 Florence, where a rich merchant is found hanged and set ablaze in the centre of the city, as a warning to put the fear of God into Florence... only Cesare Aldo can discover what's happening.

We talk through the process of planning historical fiction, how much he's strict on sticking to the facts of the day, and what happens when he's got something wrong. You can hear how he overcomes the challenges of using language approriate for the 1500s, why word-count isn't the end of the world, and what writing tie-in fiction is really like... how does it feel to be responsible for some of the most famous characters in the world.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://shows.acast.com/writersroutine/episodes/dv-bishop-author-of-ritual-of-fire-historical-fiction-author

'Ritual of Fire' a Best Crime & Thrillers of 2023 selection for Good Reading magazine
2023

Description "Looking for a good crime or thriller read? Here are the best mystery books that the Good Reading team and our independent reviewers enjoyed most during 2023."
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://goodreadingmagazine.com.au/article/good-reading-best-crime-and-thrillers-of-2023/

Guest on 'Criminal Diversity' panle at Newcastle Noir 2023
2023

Description Criminal Diversity with Kitty Murphy, D V Bishop, Emma Styles (Moderator: Jacky Collins): A reluctant sleuth from the Dublin Drag community, young women finding their power in the Outback and a 16th century Venice court officer with a dangerous private life – the flexibility of the genre that is crime fiction can be seen in the work of the writers assembled for this panel focussing on the power of diverse voices.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://newcastlenoir.co.uk/programme-2023/

'Writing & Publishing Genre Fiction' at Cymera Writers' Conference 2023
2023

Description "David Bishop explores the reasons for choosing genre fiction, and sets out the three key qualities every author needs to survive and thrive, and how to develop them. He considers how to go about getting published, whether via self-publishing or traditional routes, and established the tools needed to begin mapping out a career trajectory."
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.cymerafestival.co.uk/writers-conference-1

Guest on The Power of 3 Podcast
2023

Description "Our anniversary adventure takes us to London on our third day of celebrating Doctor Who's 60th anniversary. Dave and Kenny celebrate the Third Doctor adventure Amorality Tale, and we have a chat with author David Bishop - a New Zealander now living in Scotland - about it."
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://soundcloud.com/powerof3pod/147-amorality-tale

Guest on The Writing Community Chat Show Youtube webcast
2023

Description Join us on The Writing Community Chat Show for an exclusive interview with D. V. Bishop, the acclaimed author of the Cesare Aldo mysteries set in the enchanting backdrop of Renaissance Florence. Published by Pan Macmillan, D. V. Bishop's crime-fiction debut has taken the literary world by storm, and he's here to share his journey and insights with us.

D. V. Bishop, an award-winning screenwriter and TV dramatist, has a deep passion for Florence and the Renaissance period, and this love shines through in his writing. In this interview, he takes us on a captivating journey through the cobbled streets of Renaissance Florence, the very heart of his novels.

During the conversation, you'll learn about D. V. Bishop's prestigious achievements, including being awarded a Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship by the Scottish Book Trust in 2017 while crafting his first Cesare Aldo novel, "City of Vengeance." He's also the winner of the Pitch Perfect competition at the 2018 Bloody Scotland international crime fiction festival.

Furthermore, Bishop's talent has been recognized through his shortlisting for the 2021 Wilbur Smith Adventure Writing Prize and his remarkable victory at the 2022 NZ Booklovers Award for Best Adult Novel. Currently, he's shortlisted for the highly prestigious 2023 CWA Historical Dagger. His novels have even earned longlist nominations for the CWA Gold Dagger and the Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.

Don't miss this exciting opportunity to delve into the world of historical crime fiction and Renaissance Florence with D. V. Bishop. Subscribe to our channel and set a reminder for our live shows!
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.spreaker.com/user/16320191/historical-fiction-at-its-best-an-interv

Guest writer for The Spinoff website
2023

Description In July D.V. Bishop became the first New Zealand writer to win the prestigious Crime Writers’ Association (CWA) Historical Dagger Award with his novel The Darkest Sin. He explains how the history of Florence, libraries and the Covid years helped him dream up his award-winning story set in a 16th century convent.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://thespinoff.co.nz/books/10-10-2023/from-mt-roskill-to-renaissance-florence-how-i-wrote-an-award-winning-crime-novel

Longlisted for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel - 'The Darkest Sin'
2023

Description A poker-playing sleuth, a poet’s gritty take on life on Aotearoa’s poverty line, a rural mystery entwined with heart-wrenching exploration of dementia, and the long-awaited return of a master of neo-noir are among the diverse tales named today on the longlist for the 2023 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel.

Now in their fourteenth season, the Ngaio Marsh Awards celebrate excellence in New Zealand crime, mystery, and thriller writing. They are named for Dame Ngaio Marsh, one of the Queens of Crime of the Golden Age of Detective Fiction, who penned bestselling mysteries that entertained millions of global readers from her home in the Cashmere Hills. “I’d like to think Dame Ngaio would be proud of how our modern Kiwi storytellers are continuing her literary legacy, bringing fresh perspectives and a cool mix of fascinating tales to one of the world’s most popular storytelling forms,” says awards founder Craig Sisterson. “In recent years we seem to be going through our own golden age, with our local writers offering a treasure trove of terrific stories for readers at home and all over the world.”

The Ngaio Marsh Awards have celebrated the best New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense writing since 2010. The longlist for this year’s Best Novel prize is:

TOO FAR FROM ANTIBES by Bede Scott (Penguin SEA)
EXIT .45 by Ben Sanders (Allen & Unwin)
REMEMBER ME by Charity Norman (Allen & Unwin)
BLUE HOTEL by Chad Taylor (Brio Books)
POOR PEOPLE WITH MONEY by Dominic Hoey (Penguin)
THE DARKEST SIN by DV Bishop (Macmillan)
THE DOCTOR’S WIFE by Fiona Sussman (Bateman Books)
MIRACLE by Jennifer Lane
BETTER THE BLOOD by Michael Bennett (Simon & Schuster)
IN HER BLOOD by Nikki Crutchley (HarperCollins)
THE PAIN TOURIST by Paul Cleave (Upstart Press)
BLOOD MATTERS by Renée (The Cuba Press)
THE SLOW ROLL by Simon Lendrum (Upstart Press)
PAPER CAGE by Tom Baragwanath (Text Publishing)
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.austcrimefiction.org/blog/2023-ngaio-marsh-longlist-announced

An Evening in Conversation with D.V. Bishop & Kate Foster, Linlithgow
2023

Description "We are thrilled to be joined by two fantastic authors of historical fiction: D.V. Bishop, author of the Cesare Aldo series, and Kate Foster, author of The Maiden. These two authors will be discussing their successful historical thrillers, their writing processes, and much more! So come along and join us for an evening of history, crime, and intrigue!"
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.maddingcrowdlinlithgow.com/collections/event-tickets/products/an-evening-in-conversation-with-d-v-bishop-and-kate-foster-wednesday-11th-october-7pm

Historical Thrillers panel at 2023 Portobello Book Festival
2023

Description Step back in time with DV Bishop (Ritual of Fire), Kate Foster (The Maiden) and Sarah Smith (Hear No Evil). Their thrilling historical mysteries bring the dark pasts of 16th century Florence, 17th century Edinburgh and 19th century Glasgow vividly to life on the page. Event at Portobello Public Library on October 8th 2023, chaired by Jane Simpson Anderson.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://portobellobookfestival.com/2023/09/01/the-2023-portobello-book-festival-programme-is-now-available/

Guest on The Publishing Rodeo Podcast Ep 25
2023

Description If you've ever been curious about alternate or adjacent writing careers, this episode is for you! David "D.V." Bishop got his start 30 years ago writing for comics and IP franchises, before later moving to tv/film scriptwriting. These days, he's back to books and is now an award-winning historical crime novelist.

Bringing to bear years of varied experience, he walks us through the trenches and pitfalls of an industry that makes trad pub look like child's play--including the kind of working conditions you can expect, and the kind of money you might be able to earn.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Creative Practice Research
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://rss.com/podcasts/publishingrodeo/1088539/