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Wrexham Carnival of Words is a week-long celebration literary festival held at Wrexham Library.

A week-long festival 24 April - 1st May: author talks, murder mystery, poetry, workshops, crime fiction, children's festival and more for your literary entertainment!🎪✨ Hand picked authors, poetry and workshops for your literary delight!

12/10/2026

🩸Could you write the next unforgettable murder mystery?

The Wrexham Carnival of Words Murder Mystery Script Competition is officially 🕵️‍♂️🎉 LIVE 🎉🕵️‍♂️

We're looking for an original murder mystery script that will keep audiences guessing until the very end. Whether you're an experienced writer or you've always wanted to try your hand at crime fiction, this is your chance.

THE PRIZE 🏆

💷 £100

🎭 Your winning script will be performed at the
2027 Wrexham Carnival of Word

✍️ Judged by a well-known successful local crime writer.

🎉 The winner will be revealed at the public launch of the Carnival of Words in March 2027

📅 Entries are open NOW and close on 31 October 2026

So... who did it? More importantly...can you write it?

Sharpen your pencils, unleash your inner detective, and start plotting your perfect crime.🫆🔎

See our website for detail and entry form.
https://wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com/

17/09/2026

Good news for readers: reading for pleasure may lower the risk of dementia by up to a third, according to a new review of research conducted by academics at University of Cambridge.

See what they've found out ⬇️ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/09/15/reading-for-pleasure-cuts-dementia-risk-by-third-study/?WT.mc_id=tmgoff_fb_photo_dementia-risk-by-third-study/

16/09/2026

‼ Please note, that with regret this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience.

14/09/2026

🔎We are really looking forward to these events next week - we hope you can join us. Tickets are still available from:
www.ticketsource.com/gwyl-trosedd-clwyd-crime-fest

12/09/2026

🔎Murder Mystery script writing competition
Budding writers and murder mystery fans are invited to enter the Wrexham Carnival of Words Murder Mystery Script Writing Competition 2026. The Competition is open to any author with an original script that fits the brief and has never been published before.

📅The competition will run from 1 August – 30 October 2026 and the winning author will receive a cash prize of £100. The script will also be performed by local amateur actors at next year’s Murder Mystery evening during the Wrexham Carnival of Words literary festival in April 2027. The competition will be judged by best-selling author Simon McCleave who is a patron of the Wrexham Carnival of Words.

👉Details of the competition and the terms and conditions are available on the Wrexham Carnival of Words website: www.wrexhamcarnivalofwords.com

11/09/2026

‼️Due to unforeseen circumstances this event has been cancelled. We apologise for any inconvenience

07/09/2026

🔎CLWYD CRIME FEST 🔎
📍Wrexham Library
📅17 September
⏰7.00pm
Alex Hay is a bestselling author whose debut novel The Housekeepers was a Waterstones Book of the Month and a Paperback of the Year. He is also the
author of The Queen of Fives, which was published to great acclaim. Alex was born in London and now lives in Brighton with his husband. His forthcoming novel The Midnight Guests will be published in September 2026, and he is currently working on his next.
🎟️www.ticketsource.com/gwyl-trosedd-clwyd-crime-fest

06/09/2026

🔎CLWYD CRIME FEST 🔎
📍Wrexham Library
📅17 September
⏰2.00pm
A former journalist for most of the biggest newspapers and women’s magazines in the country, Caroline Corcoran is now an internationally-published Sunday Times bestselling author. Caroline’s newest book, She is Lying was published in August. She is also the author of Through the Wall, The Baby Group, Five days
Missing, What Happened on Floor 34?and The Next Woman.

Katy Brent is a bestselling author and award-winning journalist from the UK. She has worked on newspapers, magazines and websites since 2005, writing about popular culture. How To Kill Men and Get Away With It, the first novel in the Kitty Collins series, was published in 2022 by HQ. The final book in the Kitty Collins trilogy, To All the Men I've Killed Before, will be published in August 2026.

🎟️www.ticketsource.com/gwyl-trosedd-clwyd-crime-fest

05/09/2026

CLWYD CRIME FEST IS COMING TO WREXHAM!📚

Get ready for an unmissable afternoon with TWO bestselling authors who know exactly how to keep you turning the pages…

🖊️ Caroline Corcoran🫆
An internationally published Sunday Times bestselling author** and former journalist for some of the country’s biggest newspapers and women’s magazines.

Caroline’s brand-new thriller She Is Lying was published in August — and she is also the author of Through the Wall, The Baby Group, Five Days Missing, What Happened on Floor 34? and The Next Woman.

🫆Katy Brent🔎
Bestselling author and award-winning journalist, Katy has been writing about popular culture for newspapers, magazines and websites since 2005.

Expect twists, secrets, killer questions and plenty of crime chat! 🕵️‍♀️📖

🎟️ Tickets are available now — don’t miss out! https://www.ticketsource.com/gwyl-trosedd-clwyd-crime-fest?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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