Suitable for writers of all levels, this workshop explores the key elements of a good crime novel: voice, setting, character and plot, along with research, denouements and endings. 

Led by Andrea Carter, bestselling author of The Inishowen Mysteries and There Came A-Tapping, the session includes advice on what to do with your manuscript once you’ve finished it. 

Through a mix of teaching, practical exercises and group discussion, you’ll leave with some useful tools to apply to your own writing. 

Meet the tutor

Andrea Carter is the author of The Inishowen Mysteries. 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 20 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 seventh book and first standalone thriller There Came A-Tapping was published in March 2025.