Discover the full programme for our New Writers’ Day.
This masterclass session will be best suited to writers actively working on a novel, whether you’re near the beginning of the process or partway through drafting.
Erin Kelly is the Sunday Times bestselling author of The Poison Tree, The Sick Rose, The Burning Air, The Ties That Bind, He Said / She Said, Stone Mothers (published in paperback as We Know You Know), Watch Her Fall, The Skeleton Key and Broadchurch: The Novel, inspired by the mega-hit TV series. Erin has achieved many accolades in the crime-writing community, including being twice longlisted for the Theakston’s Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and nominated for the CWA’s Dagger in the Library. Her novels have been selected for Waterstones Thriller of the Month and picked for both the Simon Mayo Radio 2 and Richard & Judy Book Clubs. Her books have been translated into 25 languages. Her latest gothic thriller, The Night Stairs, is out now. As well as writing fiction, Erin has worked as a journalist since 1998 and teaches creative writing. She lives in north London with her husband and daughters.
This masterclass is part of our New Writers’ Day taking place on Saturday 30 January at Foyles Charing Cross (107 Charing Cross Rd, London WC2H 0EB).
We have a limited capacity for this masterclass, with just 140 tickets on offer.
These are available on a first come, first served basis. Click the 'Enrol Now' button to sign up and secure your £20 ticket.
We are also giving away 20 free tickets for writers from under-represented backgrounds to attend this masterclass. Enter the draw for these tickets by filling in this form by 14 Dec 2026.