Crime writing

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Title: ‘ The Nuts and Bolts of Crime Fiction’

Date: Sat 28th Feb 2026

Time: 10am - 4pm

Level:  All levels   

Workshop Summary:   

Together we will explore the elements which make up a good crime novel: voice, setting, character and plot, along with research, denouements and endings. We’ll also discuss what to do with your manuscript once you have finished it; how to go about submitting to agents and publishers. The day will be a mix of teaching, exercises, and group discussion, and participants should leave having acquired some useful tools to apply to their own work.

Biography:   

Andrea Carter is the author of seven crime novels. She grew up in Ballyfin, Co. Laois, and graduated in law from Trinity College, Dublin, before qualifying as a solicitor and moving to the Inishowen peninsula. Having practised law for twenty years, more recently as a barrister, she now writes full time. Her short story The Lamb was shortlisted for the Irish Book Awards in 2019. The Inishowen Mysteries series is in development for television. Her first standalone thriller There Came a-Tapping was published in March 2025 to critical acclaim.

Eight participants (max) accepted. 

You can book your place by clicking on the link below.

Workshop fee €120 including lunch and refreshments.