Fiona Sherlock
Dublin
Fiona Sherlock is a writer, journalist and occasional literary sleuth from County Meath in Ireland.
She is the author of three crime novels and is currently deep in the archives (and occasionally the fields) researching Mary Lavin, the great Irish short story writer who once lived across the road from her.
Her current project, Islands in the Fields, is a hybrid memoir and literary biography exploring Lavin’s life, work and lingering ghost in the landscape of Bective.
When she is not resurrecting mid-century literary legends, Fiona is working on The Daisy Chain Detective Club, a middle-grade mystery for young readers who suspect their teachers may be hiding something.
She is also available for school visits, festival events and workshops, where she teaches children how to invent detectives, write their first fairytale, or solve a murder before lunchtime.
Contact: [email protected]
SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
Books & Long-form Works
• Supper for Six. Hodder & Stoughton, 2023. Audio original, paperback and ebook
(UK, US, Australia).
• Death Visits January. Poolbeg Press, 2022. Paperback.
• Twelve Motives for Murder. Hodder & Stoughton, 2020. Audio original and ebook.
ISBN 9781529360011.
• Dark Green. Self-published novel, 2015.
Works-in-Progress
• Islands in the Fields, hybrid memoir and literary biography of Mary Lavin
• The Daisy Chain Detective Club, middle-grade detective novel
Short Fiction & Poetry
• ‘The Fractured Nest,’ RTE’s The Prompt, 2025
• ‘Amazing Grace’, The Sunday Telegraph, 2022
• ‘Lift’, Sunday Independent, 2018.
• ‘The Serpent of Dundalk’, Sunday Independent, 2019.
Journalism & Essays (Selected)
• Columnist, The Sunday Independent, 2020–present.
• Regular contributor to The Irish Times, The Guardian, The Telegraph.
AWARDS, FUNDING & HONOURS
• Arts Council of Ireland Literature Bursary, 2025.
• Arts Council Agility Award, 2021.
• Meath Writer-in-Residence, 2021.
• Meath County Council Professional Development Award, 2022, 2020.
• Shortlisted, Bath Short Story Award, 2021.
• Winner (UK & Ireland), Wills Writing Awards, 2015.
4
EDUCATION & TRAINING
• University of Cambridge, MSt Creative Writing, 2021–2025
Specialisation: Mary Lavin; creative and critical practice
• National Talent Academy for Film & Television, Script Editing Workshop (Philip
Shelley), February 2024
• National Talent Academy for Film & Television, Transferring Creative Writing
Skills, June 2024
• Curtis Brown Creative, Edit Your Novel Online, 2018
• European Institute of Communications, Diploma in Public Relations (First Class
Honours), 2015–2016
• Filmbase, Apple Certification in Final Cut Pro X, 2013
• Dublin City University, BA Journalism, 2008–2011
RESIDENCIES, APPOINTMENTS & PROGRAMMES
• Irish Writers Centre, Evolution Programme, selected writer, 2022.
• Participant, Hinterland Literary Festival, 2018, 20120; Write by The Sea, 2022
• Member of the Irish Writers Union and Society of Authors
PROFESSIONAL WRITING & EXPERIENCE
• Founder & Director, Bang PR, 2024–present.
• Founder, Bespoke Murder Mystery, 2019–2024
(Winner, Meath Business & Tourism Award, 2022).
• Senior Account Manager, Heneghan PR, 2013–2019.
• Online Editor, Franchise Direct, 2011–2013.
• Internships: Hot Press Magazine (2011); The Dubliner (2010).
• Arts & Feature Writer of the Year, DCU Hybrid Awards, 2011.
• Finalist, Irish Personal Blog of the Year, Irish Blog Awards, 2011.@FionaSherlock
Visit my LinkedIn profile.
Looking for murder mystery scripts? Visit my Etsy shop.