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Mr David Bishop's Recognition (217)

Writing Workshop at Outwith Festival 2022
2022

Description "Discover how to create compelling characters with award-winning historical crime author and creative writing lecturer D. V. Bishop". 90-minute workshop at 2022 Outwith Festival in Dunfermline.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/workshop-creating-compelling-characters-tickets-385984649477

Interviewed for BBC News website article
2022

Description Authors and publishers all want to sell enough books to have a bestseller. But is a bestseller always actually a bestseller? Not necessarily if a publisher has paid to get on a shop's bestselling shelves, or staff base the rankings on what they predict might be popular.

David Bishop is among those quoted in this article.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-62736615

Guest speaker on Pride & prejudice panel at 2022 Harrogate Crime Writing Festival
2022

Description July 2022 marks 50 years since the first Pride March in England, a landmark moment for LGBTQ history and culture. Authors D V Bishop, Louise Welsh, Nicola White and Lesley Thomson give their very personal views on how representation has changed in crime fiction. Crime writer and activist Paul Burston leads the discussion.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/archived/pride-prejudice/

Longlisted for the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel - 'City of Vengeance'
2022

Description The first Cesare Aldo historical thriller CITY OF VENGEANCE is one of twelve titles longlisted for the 2022 Ngaio Marsh Award for Best Novel. The awards have celebrated the best New Zealand crime, mystery, thriller, and suspense writing since 2010. The judges said this about CITY OF VENGEANCE: “Storytelling centred on intrigue and betrayal doesn’t come more polished and captivating than this … Cesare Aldo is a redoubtable and humane lead.”

“It’s gratifying to see how our local authors, experienced and new, continue to raise the bar and produce world-class stories,” says awards founder Craig Sisterson. “This year’s longlist is a terrific showcase of exciting and innovative storytelling, with our authors harnessing a diverse array of characters, settings, and styles, challenging tropes, and bringing fresh perspectives to a genre that’s thrilled readers globally for 150-plus years.”

An international judging panel from the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand will announce the finalist in early August. The winner will be revealed as part of a special event at this year’s WORD Christchurch Festival, held from 31 August to 4 September 2022.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.wcl.govt.nz/blog/index.php/2022/06/23/dark-deeds-and-fresh-blood-2022-ngaio-marsh-award-longlist-revealed/

Invited speaker at Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse Day at University of Oxford
2022

Description David Bishop was an invited speaker at the Colin Dexter's Inspector Morse one-day conference run by the University of Oxford Department for Continuing Education on 28 May 2022.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.ox.ac.uk/event/colin-dexters-inspector-morse

Guest panellist at Lyme Crime festival, June 2022
2022

Description All our yesterdays: The chilling splendour of 18th century Versailles, the glittering gin shops and bawdy brothels of Georgian London, and the sumptuous palaces and filthy back alleys of Renaissance Florence. Three stars of historical crime fiction - D.V. Bishop, Antonia Hodgson and Anna Mazzola - invite you to take a trip back in time.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.lymecrime.co.uk/programme.html

Guest panellist for the Blood Brothers' Big Book Blowout 2022 online book festival
2022

Description The Blood Brothers' Big Book Blowout is an annual online free crime fiction festival, hosted by the Blood Brothers Podcast. 'Crime in a Different Time' panel on Saturday 11th June 2022 featured D. V. Bishop, Gordon Brown, S. E. Moorhead, Robbie Morrison & Clare Whitfield.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://twitter.com/GoJaBrown/status/1535351286039818240

Creative Thursday - Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival
2022

Description Hear from four successful authors - DV Bishop, Lesley Thomson, Mari Hannah and Steph Broadribb - who took the plunge to attend Creative Thursday and subsequently found themselves on the path to publication! Hear from Creative Thursday alumni about their journeys to publication and beyond, as they reveal all to Natasha Cooper.

This panel at Creative Thursday is the opening event of the 2022 Theakston's Old Peculiar Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, Britain's most prestigious crime fiction festival.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes Culture and Communities
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://harrogateinternationalfestivals.com/whats-on/creative-thursday/

Create Compelling Characters workshop at ChipLitFest
2022

Description WRITERS' WORKSHOP: CREATING COMPELLING CHARACTERS, April 2022 at Chipping Norton Literary Festival [ChipLitFest].

In this 90-minute workshop historical crime author and creative writing lecturer D. V. Bishop explores different ways to conceive and build characters that capture readers’ imaginations. Learn how to balance psychological insights, narrative backstory, and relevant research so that all your characters come alive on the page.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://www.chiplitfest.com/events/writers-workshop-creating-compelling-characters

Longlisted for The Crime Writers' Association Historical Dagger award - 'City of Vengeance'
2022

Description 'City of Vengeance' was longlisted for The Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain's Historical Dagger awards, for the best historical crime novel, first published in the UK in English during the judging period, set in any period up to 50 years prior to the year in which the award will be made.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/historical-dagger

Longlisted for The CWA Gold Dagger Award 2022 - 'City of Vengeance'
2022

Description City of Vengeance by D. V. Bishop was longlisted for The Crime Writers' Association of Great Britain's Gold Dagger award for the best crime novel by an author of any nationality, originally written in English and first published in the UK during the judging period.
Research Areas Literature
Research Themes AI and Technologies
Research Centres/Groups Centre for Literature and Writing
Org Units School of Arts and Creative Industries
URL https://thecwa.co.uk/awards-and-competitions/the-daggers/gold-dagger