@FrancesC.bsky.social

The 63 years old debut author who can’t believe her luck! A BAD BAD PLACE publishes 12th February.

Heading to London next month for the St Andrews Book Festival, where I'm honoured to be sharing the stage with Frances Crawford, winner of this year's McIlvanney Prize and Bloody Scotland Debut Prize for her magnificent novel A Bad, Bad Place. www.ticketsource.com/standrewsboo...

Such a thrill to be invited to this amazing festival @standrewsbookfest.bsky.social

The countdown is on! The London St Andrew’s Book Festival returns from 16th to 22nd November 2026, bringing a week of brilliant authors, fascinating conversations and stories to remember. Explore the programme and book your tickets now at www.standrewsbookfestival.org

Doubly honoured. Recommended by @ianrankin1.bsky.social AND alongside James’ fabulous Muriel Spark biography 🙌

The latest Scots Whay Hae! podcast is a @bloodyscotland.bsky.social prizewinners special, with @franapunk.bsky.social – the first joint winner of the Debut Novel Prize & the McIlvanney Prize – & Caroline Grebbell, winner of this year’s Pitch Perfect #Booksky 💙📚 www.scotswhayhae.com/post/bloody-...

READY FOR A DEADLY EVENING? Join Chris Brookmyre (Quite Ugly One Evening) and Frances Crawford (A Bad, Bad Place) for a thrilling conversation about crime, mystery, secrets and justice. Thurs 19 Nov | 8.30pm | £12 Chaired by Hugo Rifkind. www.ticketsource.com/standrewsboo...

www.wigtownbookfestival.com Chatting about A Bad Bad Place in this beautiful town, Sunday 4th Oct, noon #Wigtownbookfestival

Overwhelmed by warm kind messages after my surprise Debut and McIlvanney Awards at @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Huge thanks to @damedenisemina.bsky.social for supporting me both physically and emotionally 🥰 A weekend to remember 📸Paul Reich

📒📕📘📗📕 The @bloodyscotland.bsky.social Crime Debut of the Year winner will be announced this Friday in Stirling. The first all-female shortlist and 5 fantastic books. @franapunk.bsky.social @flamingredhead.bsky.social @kirstystrickland.bsky.social Zoë Rankin @mayrinaldiauthor.bsky.social

Next week! Get your tickets! bloodyscotland.com/event/gory-g...

Sad news for the Scottish arts scene, and our diminishing print media. www.theskinny.co.uk/music/news/t...

Jeez-oh 😳 I made the McIvanney shortlist! Wish I had better words to describe how grateful I am, have to settle for THANK YOU judges THANK YOU @bloodyscotland.bsky.social

📣📚 Tickets now available @flamingredhead.bsky.social in conversation with @gillianshirreffs.bsky.social: Original Sins www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/linda-dunc...

I'm at Bloody Scotland on Friday 18th Sept for the History in the Making panel with A. E. Goldin, @cressidadowning.bsky.social and @marcorinaldi.bsky.social - book tickets here: bloodyscotland.com/booking/7327... @bloodyscotland.bsky.social @panmacmillan.bsky.social @jennybrownagency.bsky.social

Fired up for Edinburgh Festival. Short reading from A Bad Bad Place at Val & Jo’s event (what a privilege!) and discussing secrets with Jennie Godfrey (also a privilege!) @valmcdermid.bsky.social @jenniegauthor.bsky.social

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Utterly gobsmacked to win McDermid Debut Award @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social Every writer on the shortlist is amazingly talented and I’m so grateful to judges for choosing A Bad Bad Place ❤️🥹

@harrogatefestivals.bsky.social #TheakstonsCrime Last year I wore A Bad Bad Place t-shirt to Harrogate hoping someone might ask about it. This year I’m shortlisted for McDermid Debut Award. A teeny miracle 🥹

Thank you @bloodyscotland.bsky.social for making this a very special year ❤️

Never in my wildest dreams…thank you @bloodyscotland.bsky.social A Bad Bad Place, McIlvanney longlist 2026

Looking out across the Park District, with its distinctive Victorian towers, from the Hamiltonhill Claypits Nature Reserve in the north of Glasgow. #glasgow #cityscape #architecture #architecturephotography #parkdistrict

Very proud to be on this list www.npr.org/2026/06/23/n... @sohopress.bsky.social

I'm featuring Book 1 in my new spin-off series THE HIGH ISLAND at BLOODY SCOTLAND in Stirling on 18th September. It's a 'Death on the Island' event with authors Alex Grey & Andrew Raymond. Tickets : https://bit.ly/4ezIxLe #BloodyScotland #LinAnderson #TheHighIsland

The programme for the 2026 Edinburgh International Book Festival is now online, with over 600 events: talks, interviews, gigs, podcasts, workshops, food events, book signings & more, for Adults, Young Adults, and Children & Families. Tickets on sale from 25 June. 💙📚 www.edbookfest.co.uk/events

Thank you Amazon Editors!

September can’t come soon enough!! bloodyscotland.com/event/debut-...

Topping off a busy day here at Bloody Scotland towers - It was great to catch up with Stuart MacBride on the podcast (it's been too long!), and to hear from Frances Crawford - one of our debut Prize shortlisters. Listen Here: bloodyscotland.podbean.com

Bursting with pride to be part of super exciting launch day @bloodyscotland.bsky.social 2026. Met some of my all time heroes and hung out with my Debut Shortlist buddies. And Denise Mina 🤩 📸 Paul Reich #BloodyScotland

Not long now...! bloodyscotland.com/whats-on/

To be shortlisted is amazing, to be included in this lineup is overwhelming 🥹Quote is from Denise Mina, this year’s guest curator. Mon the wimmin! @bloodyscotland.bsky.social

#hayfestival @hayfestival.bsky.social 📸 Adam Tatton-Reid Big love to everyone who braved a sweltering tent for my event with Val McDermid and queued for book signing. You made an old debut writer very welcome and very happy 🤗

Hay Festival 5.30 Tuesday 26th. I’m appearing with Val McDermid and would be grovelingly grateful to anyone who can make it 😊🙏🤗

Utterly gobsmacked to be shortlisted for McDermid Debut Award 2026! And honoured to be in such amazing company. Info on the Theakston Crime Awards website here: bit.ly/TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsAwards #TheakstonsCrime @harrogatefestivals.bsky.social

HELP! Beloved Blueskiers, I am urgently seeking one or more B52s tickets for the Barrowland on 18 June. Pass the word please, there is hard cash and several pints in it for anyone who can come up with the goods 🙏

Frances Crawford on giving the victim a voice in A BAD, BAD PLACE Frances Crawford’s debut novel A BAD, BAD PLACE establishes an exciting new talent in Scottish #crimefiction. @snackmag.bsky.social spoke to Frances to find out more. 💙📚 snackmag.co.uk/interview-fr...

BIG NEWS! Tickets for Bloody Scotland 2026 will be on sale on the 4th of June and to celebrate, we've planned a fantastic Programme Launch Event with crime writing sensation @jdkirk.bsky.social Get your tickets here: bloodyscotland.com/event/jd-kir...

What a privilege and a thrill to be appearing ontstage with @valmcdermid.bsky.social at @hayfestival.bsky.social in May. So excited I may pop!

Thank you so much Paula 🥰

Glasgow, 1979. Twelve-year-old Janey won’t take her dog, Sid Vicious, for a walk. Not any more. It’s Sid’s fault she found the murdered woman… Scots Whay Hae! speaks to Frances Crawford about her debut novel A BAD, BAD PLACE (Bantam, 2026) #CrimeFiction 💙📚 www.scotswhayhae.com/post/crime-o...

Huge congrats to all writers on Novel of the Year longlist #TheakstonCrime and good luck to the judges choosing from such a stellar bunch 👏👏

Debut author here. My memoir came out in March, been getting nice feedback/reviews. It's called Atypical Girl: Punk rock, Liverpool and trying to be normal. pennykiley.substack.com/p/my-book

Podcast ScotsWhayHae with titan of Scottish culture Alistair Braidwood where I waffle about punk rock, crime writing and gangster nicknames www.scotswhayhae.com/post/crime-o...

Very excited to be part of this online event on Crowdcast @sohopress.bsky.social Tuesday 28th April (UK time 6pm).

Delighted to be the featured author in today’s @sundaypost.com magazine and huge thanks to Sally McDonald for a smashing piece. The Bone Mother will be published on May 7th by @orendabooks.bsky.social

Please follow this brilliant prize: @thebarbellionprize.bsky.social 🎉🎉🎉 Thrilled to be working with them @disruptedblue.bsky.social We have a few teething problems getting the Bluesky set up, but please do follow and spread the word in the meantime. Submissions are open! Thank you! 💙 🙏

Submissions for the 2026 Barbellion Prize are now open! 🎉 The Barbellion Prize celebrates and promotes writing that represents the experience of chronic illness and disability. Submission are open from today 2nd April - 1st September, 2026. @thebarbellionprize.bsky.social barbellionprize.org

Thank you readers 🥰A Bad Bad Place reaches number 22 in Kindle chart. If the book was a band would this be high enough for Top of The Pops? 🤞

Cardboard Sid Vicious has news. A BAD BAD PLACE is 99p Kindle Daily Deal share.google/Akyxq78flpM9...