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Dea Parkin

@DeaWriter

Editor-in-chief at Fiction Feedback. Competitions Coordinator at the CWA. Published poet, unpublished novelist. Voracious reader. Oh, and mad tennis fan.

 UK - Chorley, Lancashire
Joined February 2010
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Sean.Lusk@seanlusk115 Jan 2024
Still 99p on Kindle (UK). No1 (in certain categories!) Here's the link. tinyurl.com/mr26c473 Thank you and good evening from snowy Scotland. #thesecondsightofzacharycloudesley @TransworldBooks @DoubledayUK @sarabethsbooks @DavidHHeadley
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I have just lost my wedding ring - in Buxton Derbyshire - just after giving a talk this afternoon - dropped I think on St John’s rd - if anyone finds it I would be so grateful - it is an old gold ring with a cross on the face. V embarrassed + grateful for RTs.
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We're still buzzing from all the fun at the Byte Shorts Showcase Wednesday evening. Congrats again to all our finalists: @nicolamira1 @DeaWriter Laurence Kershook, and @helenbellauthor. And to our winner @SarahBedwell6 who took home £100 in prize money!
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Follow the dream! @DeaWriter @gladlib @agentandagent
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@CriFiLover26 Dec 2021
If your New Year resolution is to finally write that crime novel, @medwardsbooks has just the course... crimefictionlover.com/2021/1…
Want to write a crime novel? Learn from the best… | Crime Fiction Lover

Want to write a crime novel? Learn from the best… | Crime Fiction Lover

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NO WEEKEND PLANS? Why not head to @victoriabaths, where every nook and cranny of this gorgeous grade II listed building will have activities taking place, with something for everyone to enjoy. Read more ➡️ manchesterwire.co.uk/free-vi…
This weekend: Visit The Victoria Baths Big Community and Heritage weekender

This weekend: Visit The Victoria Baths Big Community and Heritage weekender

Victoria Baths is opening its doors in celebration of the fabulous community that it is a part of in THEN//NOW The Big Community & Heritage Weekender, which takes place on Saturday 25 and Sund…

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★★★★★ "It swept me along on a roller-coaster of an emotional ride. I had to pull myself together not to burst into tears" CONNECTEDNESS #sagasaturday #weekendreads amzn.to/2GuNXJ0
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Only 14 days till @GwylCrimeFest online! On 3rd May we bring you Horrible Histories: Gothic in Crime Fiction with the wonderful @es_thomson, genre-swapping @sarahrward1 and @CrimeCymru's own @ThorneMoore. Book your FREE tickets here: eventbrite.com/e/gwyl-crime-…
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Thank you to @TracyFahey for the cover quote and @ravven for the cover. Thank you to @DeaWriter for outstanding editing services.
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Join us on our Facebook page for a special online panel on Sunday, August 16, 2020, 1pm (ET) / 6pm (BST), to celebrate the release of @The_CWA 'Vintage Crime', which is out in August! Ask questions using #CWAvintage Tune in here on the day: flametr.com/39CQjB8 @medwardsbooks
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The next Crime Readers’ Association newsletter is due soon! Featuring new books and articles by Sherryl Clark, Peter Lovesey, JG Harlond, and Vaseem Khan — plus the CWA Daggers longlists, anthology news, and more. Don’t miss it: subscribe now for free at thecra.co.uk/join-the-cra/
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Statement from CWA chair Linda Stratmann:
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I have a heavweight Historical Crime Panel (in terms of gravitas rather than waist bands): @radiomukhers @kateellisauthor @MJCarter10 Alys Hawkins nitter.gq/kateellisauthor/status…
Kate Ellis (@kateellisauthor) profile pictureKate Ellis@kateellisauthor14 May 2018
Looking forward to @CrimeFest this weekend! Early panel 'A touch of the Supernatural' Saturday 9am then Historical Noir with the excellent @BarryForshaw3 Saturday 1pm Don't miss it :-)
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If you enjoyed #Guernseymovie discover a tale of a vanished island #Glint
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Includes the story 'Mistfall' by Chorley writer Jeanette Greaves nitter.gq/HicDragones/status/938…
Hic Dragones (@HicDragones) profile pictureHic Dragones@HicDragones6 Dec 2017
Behind door No.6 today :) goo.gl/9h1TZO #AdventCalendar
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We couldn't wish for a better Master of Ceremonies. nitter.gq/BarryForshaw3/status/9…
Barry Forshaw (@BarryForshaw3) profile pictureBarry Forshaw@BarryForshaw323 Oct 2017
This Thursday, I'll be helping make some excellent crime writers happy at the Daggers.. crimetime.co.uk/crime-author…
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Fifty not out! nitter.gq/britishlibrary/status/…
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@britishlibrary25 Sep 2017
*Fist pump* @BL_Publishing have published their 50th #CrimeClassics book! Get your winter murder mystery fix now bit.ly/2ynGRxu
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Tickets going well for Wed @waterstonesl1 Deadlier Than The Male @kateellisauthor @sarahrward1 @ADGarrett1 and me! tinyurl.com/y7hyyxy4
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Come & talk to @sarahrward1 @waterstonesl1 27th September with @CathStaincliffe @kateellisauthor ...and me. nitter.gq/EmmabBooks/status/9002…
EmmabBooks 🌻 (@EmmabBooks) profile pictureEmmabBooks 🌻@EmmabBooks23 Aug 2017
#Bookreview of A Deadly Thaw by @sarahrward1 #thriller Will keep you guessing! Fast moving. Great book. buff.ly/2vc7y7k
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Can't believe I'm on the same @AvonBooksUK team as these brilliant authors! @TheVenomousPen @paulfinchauthor @TheAngelaClarke @callytaylor 🤩
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Len Tyler@lenctyler19 Aug 2017
'Ten page-turning thrillers you won't want to put down' - including one of my own ... 🙂 thebookpeople.co.uk/webapp/w…
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