{"id":20521,"date":"2022-09-12T12:15:39","date_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:15:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/?p=20521"},"modified":"2022-09-12T12:15:39","modified_gmt":"2022-09-12T11:15:39","slug":"northern-ireland-authors-to-appear-at-irelands-international-crime-writing-festival-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/2022\/09\/northern-ireland-authors-to-appear-at-irelands-international-crime-writing-festival-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Northern Ireland Authors To Appear At Ireland\u2019s International Crime Writing Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Author James Murphy who has just released his new book Dark Light. Photo by Francine Montgomery \/ Excalibur Press<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Murder One, Ireland\u2019s International Crime Writing Festival is back with a bang from 4-9 October with a host of in person and online events, with some of crime fiction\u2019s most wanted authors.<\/span><\/p>\n

After two years online, Ireland\u2019s celebration of the genre returns at a new venue, Dun Laoghaire\u2019s stunning dlr LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre, just south of Dublin.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Many events will still be live-streamed online, with several online-only events, including <\/span>a masterclass<\/span><\/a> with Peter James police adviser ex Chief Super Graham Bartlett, plus <\/span>online interviews<\/span><\/a> with US greats, Laura Lippman and Jean Hanff Korelitz.<\/span><\/p>\n

With a significant contribution from Northern Ireland\u2019s crime writing community led by international bestseller <\/span>Steve Cavanagh, Brian McGilloway, Claire Allan,<\/b> and <\/span>James Murphy<\/b> will feature in a blend of in conversation, panel events and readings.<\/span><\/p>\n

James Murphy said: \u201cI\u2019m absolutely delighted to be lending my support to the Crime Writing Festival this year. It\u2019s a pleasure to be working alongside some of the finest crime writers in Northern Ireland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cThe festival is jam packed with a great lineup which is testament to the sterling work and dedication to the industry by author Sam Blake who is a regular contributor to my Crime Scene radio show and podcast on Belfast 247.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

Cultural historian and TV presenter, <\/span>Lucy Worsley<\/b>, will be discussing her latest biography of Agatha Christie while man of the moment, <\/span>Mick Herron<\/b>, talks to fellow crime author Declan Hughes about his latest novel, <\/span>Bad Actors<\/span><\/i>. <\/span>Ann Cleeves<\/b> will be discussing her latest Vera Stanhope mystery, while international bestseller <\/span>Lisa Jewell <\/b>will also headline. Award winners <\/span>Vaseem Khan<\/b> and <\/span>Nadine Matheson<\/b> will also be joining the cream of Irish crime writing talent including <\/span>Catherine Ryan Howard, Andrea Mara, Edel Coffey<\/b> and <\/span>Sinead Crowley<\/b> among those appearing on a range of hot-topic panels.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

From twists to hard boiled\u00a0 courtroom drama, the festival promises to grip audiences as the plot unfolds across three days at Dun Laoghaire\u2019s LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre <\/span>or live online<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Murder One is run by bestselling crime author Sam Blake, who together with festival director Bert Wright, has established Murder One on the Irish festival circuit.<\/span><\/p>\n

Sam Blake said: \u201cMurder One is supported this year by Dun Laoghaire Rathdown Libraries as well as The Arts Council and Dublin City of Literature \u2013 it\u2019s a festival all about readers and post pandemic, when reading became such an important distraction, we want to re-introduce you to the irreplaceable experience of live author events while retaining an online presence to widen access for those who find it difficult to attend festivals. We are thrilled that we can feature so many Irish authors from both North and South to create a unique Steve<\/span> Cavanagh<\/b> festival offering.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

All tickets can be booked, for in person and online. Visit <\/span><\/i>www.murderone.ie<\/span><\/i><\/a> for booking details or follow @MurderOneFest on Twitter.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Murder One, Ireland\u2019s International Crime Writing Festival is back with a bang from 4-9 October with a host of in person and online events, with some of crime fiction\u2019s most wanted authors. After two years online, Ireland\u2019s celebration of the genre returns at a new venue, Dun Laoghaire\u2019s stunning dlr LexIcon Library and Cultural Centre, … Continued<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[1602],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20521"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20523,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20521\/revisions\/20523"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20521"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20521"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/whatsonni.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20521"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}