Learn the intricate art of crime writing with best selling author Chris McDonald.

Participants on this course will create up to three short stories (up to 5k words) over the duration of this course. Your best story will be published in a Comma Press eBook to be sold online.

As well as learning the genre conventions and techniques of crime fiction, writers will learn the basics of short storytelling that are applicable to all genres.

Open to all levels of experience.

Dates and Times

6-8pm on…

Jul 4, Jul 25, Aug 20, Sep 19, Oct 20 & Nov 14

Tickets are £180 for the whole course. We do not offer partial tickets.

A limited number of bursary tickets are available for £150 for underrepresented writers or those on a low income. To book without Eventbrite fees, or to apply for a bursary discount, email george.forster@commapress.co.uk.

PLEASE BE AWARE: If the minimum number of attendees is not reached by 1 month from the course start date, Comma Press may cancel or postpone. At this point, attendees will receive a full refund.

Comma Press is not-for-profit publisher and development agency specialising in short fiction from the UK and beyond.

Chris McDonald grew up in Northern Ireland before settling in Manchester via Lancaster and London. He is the author of the Erika Piper series and the Stonebridge Mysteries. Under the name Chris Frost, he has also penned the bestselling The Killer’s Christmas List (HarperNorth). He is a scriptwriter, husband, father and co-founder of Stockport Noir. He is a fan of 5-a-side football, heavy metal and dogs.