![]() He was in the Police Service of Northern Ireland, formerly the Royal Ulster Constabulary (George Cross). William Matchett is a security expert and author. 'The Redemption of Alexander Seaton' was short-listed for both the Saltire first book award and the CWA Historical Dagger 'The Seeker' was winner of the 2015 Historical Dagger.ġ4:30 - 17:00 21 April 2018 The Old Brewery Burnside Place, Cromarty IV11 8XQ She has now returned to live in the Highlands, where her husband is a head teacher. She began to write fiction while bringing up her four children (and Labrador) on the Banffshire coast. She is the niece of adventure novelist Alistair MacLean. Shona (S.G.) MacLean was born in Inverness and brought up in the Scottish Highlands. To book your place, please complete a Booking Form or contact us on 01381 600354 / Reserve your ticket by email, tel 01381 600354 or complete and return this form. This workshop will explore how to create a strong sense of place and how to use it to help develop character and plot. Join writer Shona MacLean for the first of two writing workshops.Ī strong sense of place is a key ingredient of successful crime and historical fiction. £15 Reserve your ticket by email, tel 01381 600354 or complete and return this form.ġ0:00 - 11:30 21 April 2018 The Stables Causeway, Cromarty IV11 8XS Set in Inverness, it’s the first in a planned series featuring ex-Met DI Lukas Mahler. Her debut novel, Shadow Man is published by Orion. ![]() And ‘Coming Home’, a chilling insight into one family’s fragmented past, was published in the Tales from Elsewhere anthology. ‘The Seal Singers’, a semi-mythic tale set in Orkney, won third prize in the 2016 Mslexia short story competition. It was later adapted for radio and broadcast on Radio 4 as part of its ‘Scottish Shorts’ series. She has written a number of short stories, one of which, ‘Still Life’, was runner-up in the ‘Bloody Scotland’ short story competition in 2015. Margaret Morton Kirk is a writer living and working in her home town of Inverness. Spotlight Slot - short reading & book signing from. Surely he needs no introduction! But if you do wish to learn more about the rather successful and prolific crime writer (and part-time Cromarty resident), Ian Rankin's website gives you all the info.įollowing his talk, Ian will be signing copies of his novel, 'Rather Be The Devil'.
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