The academic year is so ingrained into my psyche that once September hits I go full throttle into new projects. Here's a round up of some of the events and workshops I will be involved in over the next few months.
Forthcoming workshops:
Queen's University Open Learning
Crime Scene: Do Not Enter
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Story Craft
Cancer Focus
Media:
Radio Ulster Book Reviews
Arts Extra 11th September
Forthcoming Events:
Aspects Festival
Bangor
Wednesday 2 October
Female Crime
North Down Museum 6pm £7
Catriona King is a doctor, manager and writer. Raised in Northern Ireland, she worked for many years in central London as a doctor and trained as a police forensic medical examiner, working with the Metropolitan Police on many occasions. Catriona now lives in Northern Ireland, basing her Craig Crime Series of novels here. This contemporary series comprises twenty-one detective novels to date, the latest being The Depths. She has also written an Irish fantasy novel and a science fiction novel set in New York.
Sharon Dempsey studied Politics and English at Queen’s University, Belfast and journalism at City University, London. She has written for a variety of publications and newspapers, including the Irish Times. She is a creative writing tutor at Queen’s University. Her debut crime novel, Little Bird, was published by Bloodhound Books to critical acclaim in 2017. A Posy of Promises, a heartwarming story about life and love, followed in 2018. She is working on a new crime series, along with a modern day Gothic thriller.
Kelly Creighton lives in Newtownards and facilitates creative writing classes. Since 2014, she has curated The Incubator literary journal. Her books include: Three Primes (2013, poetry); The Bones of It (San Diego Book Review’s 2015 Novel of the Year); and Bank Holiday Hurricane (shortlisted in the Saboteur Award’s Best Short Story Collection category and longlisted for the 2017 Edge Hill Prize). She is currently writing the third book in her series of detective novels set in East Belfast; the first instalment will be published in spring 2020.
October 2019
Boston Book Festival – with Kelly Creighton; made possible with Arts Council NI funding.