UNESCO's City of Literature program was launched in 2004, to "promote the social, economic and cultural development of cities in both the developed and the developing world." To be approved as a City of Literature, candidates need to meet a number of criteria such as having literature, drama and poetry play an important role in the city. In late July, the fourth city to be so honored was announced as Dublin, Ireland, and I thought it would appropriate to list a few crime fiction authors who have contributed to helping make that city and the others so literary (with the year the city was named by UNESCO in parentheses):
Edinburgh, Scotland (2004)
- Lin Anderson
- David Ashton
- Simon R. Biggam
- Tony Black
- Tormod Caimbeul
- Penelope Evans
- Gillian Galbraith
- Gerald Hammond
- Jack Harvey
- Quintin Jardine
- Paul Johnston
- Alanna Knight
- Frederic Lindsay
- Helen and Morna Mulgray
- Ian Rankin
- Candace M. Robb
- Sue Walker
Melbourne, Australia (2008)
- Lindy Cameron
- J.R. Carroll
- Melissa Chan
- Gary Disher
- Kerry Greenwood
- Carolyn Morwood
- Boyd Oxlade
- Shane Maloney
- Caroline Shaw
- Peter Temple
- June Wright
Iowa City, Iowa (2008)
- Carmelita Calderwood
- Max Allan Collins
- Elizabeth Hardwick
- John Sandford
Dublin, Ireland (2010)
- John Brady
- Ken Bruen
- Declan Burke
- Jane Casey
- Paul Carson
- John Connolly
- Conor Cregan
- Tana French
- Declan Hughes
- Stuart Neville
...and plenty more Dubliners, too many to reference here. Check out the Mystery Readers Journal site for more, as well as this site from writer Cormac Millar.
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