Events

Upcoming live events for 2026

  • 🇮🇪 🇬🇧 Dromore Book Festival, Co Down - May 9th 🇮🇪 🇬🇧

    Liz will be appearing again at the second Dromore Book Festival on May 9th at 7:30pm in Dromore Methodist Church.

    *VENUE CHANGED

    Tickets £13 including tea and coffee!

    (As always, there is no Northern Irish flag in the emojis so SAY NOTHING…)

  • 🇮🇪 International Literature Festival Dublin - May 17th 🇮🇪

    Liz is paired with best-selling crime novelist Sam Blake for the ILFD in Merrion Square on 17th May at 3pm.

    Tickets €12/10

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Bath Literature Festival, Bath, UK - May 24th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    Liz and fellow crime writer Chris Brookmyre head to historic Bath where they will talk to Joe Haddow about their latest novels.

    The event is in the Guildhall at 3pm on Sun May 24th. Tickets £16/13.

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Hay Festival, Hay-on-Wye, Wales - May 25/26th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

    Liz returns to the prestigious Hay Festival on the English/Welsh border for three events.

    First she talks to Tanya Sweeney about Tanya’s debut novel on Mon 25th at 5:30pm on the Spring Stage.

    The next morning at 10am on the Discovery Stage she joins Ardal O’Hanlon to talk to Kim Sherwood about their books.

    And finally Liz will be interviewed by James Crawford for TAKE FOUR BOOKS for BBC Radio 4 at 1pm on Tuesday 26th. This is a FREE drop-in event.

    Tickets for first two events are £12 and £15 available via link below.

  • 🇮🇪 Listowel Writers' Week, Listowel, County Kerry - May 30th 🇮🇪

    Liz will be in conversation with fellow crime writer Claire Coughlan in the Plaza Hall at the historic Listowel Writers’ Week at 5pm on Saturday 30th May.

    Tickets €20 + booking fee

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Capital Crime, London - June 20th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    Capital Crime takes place in the Leonardo Hotel in the City of London each year.

    “From parishes to coastlines, Jane Casey, Liz Nugent and Ardal O’Hanlon join Brian McGilloway to explore why Ireland’s close-knit communities inspire great crime fiction.”

    This all-Irish panel will be at 4:10pm on Saturday 20th June followed by a book signing.

    Tickets for the weekend or for individual events available via the button below…

  • 🇮🇪 Hinterland Festival, Kells, Co.Meath - June 27th 🇮🇪

    Liz will be appearing in Kells for the annual Hinterland Festival of Literature and Arts on Saturday 27th June at 12 noon.

    More details and ticket link when the festival announce the full programme in May.

  • 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival, Harrogate, England - July 25th 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

    Liz is thrilled to again be part of the world's biggest crime fiction celebration – Theakston Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival in Harrogate, Yorkshire.

    Join Liz at this unmissable gathering of crime fans this July.

    Liz will be on a panel on Saturday July 25th with Chris Bridges, Araminta Hall and Callie Kazumi, chaired by Shari Lapena at 3:30pm.