The Spike Island Literary Festival makes a much-anticipated return for its third year from Friday 23rd to Sunday 25th August 2024.
Dedicated to the popular theme of crime writing, the festival takes place on a unique island location with a dark history of four prisons over 400 years – the perfect setting for literary enthusiasts from book lovers to budding writers.
Engage with your favourite authors and discover what inspires them through author-led panel discussions, experience readings from world-class writers as they recite their most famous works in unique locations or take the first steps to getting your own work published by meeting with a renowned literary agent.
This year’s programme features a stellar line-up of renowned authors such as Neil Lancaster, Imran Mahmood, Dr. Marie Cassidy, Jo Spain, Arlene Hunt, Sinéad Crowley, Andrea Carter, Gill Perdue, Catherine Kirwan and Michelle Dunne.
