UK broadcaster Channel 4 has ordered the innovative competition format
Murder Island, which mixes factual entertainment and crime drama, from STV Studios and Motion Content Group.
The six-part series revolves around a fictional murder plot written and developed by a major crime writer.
It will see members of the public step into the role of detective in a murder mystery investigation, with participants having just one week to compete and find out if they’ve got what it takes to solve the crime.
The series was developed by STV Studios’ creative director for factual, Craig Hunter (pictured), STV Studios’ director of development Lucy Hazzard and executive producer Jonathan Smith (24 Hours in Police Custody,
Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club announces 10th Annual CCA Writers’ Conference keynote speakers
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Canyon Crest Academy’s Creative Writing Club recently announced two keynotes for the 10th Annual CCA Writers’ Conference. It will be held online over four days Feb. 20-21, and March 6-7, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. each day. This event is the only free writing conference for middle school and high school students in the country. Registration is now open.
Bestselling young adult author Gretchen McNeil will present the first keynote address on Saturday, Feb. 20. McNeil is the author of several young adult novels for Balzer + Bray including Possess, 3:59, Relic, I’m Not Your Manic Pixie Dream Girl, Get Even, Get Dirty, and Ten, as well as the horror/comedy novels #MurderTrending, #MurderFunding, and #NoEscape for Disney/Freeform. Her next novel Dig Two Graves, pitched as a YA Strangers on a Train, hits shelves in March 2022.