The Florida Gulf Coast Sisters in Crime Chapter is pleased to announce that Irish novelist and screenwriter, Cat Hogan, will be the guest speaker at the April 4, 2026, meeting.
Title: “Land, Sea, Song, and Story: A Writer’s Life in Ireland”
A conversation with Irish novelist, Cat Hogan on the impact of the Irish land/seascape and Wexford on her writing and writing process; pursuing the craft as a single mother of two young boys; how grit and resilience factor into her success; adult education and literacy in Ireland and, how, in her own words, “being a published writer in Ireland is not a green light to swan around in silk all day.” Reading recommendations on contemporary Irish writing greats and how academia and fiction overlap in her imagination.
Meeting Details:
- Date: Saturday, April 4, 2026
- Time: 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm
- The presentation will follow a short chapter meeting.
- Location: This is a Zoom-only meeting
- Chapter members will receive the Zoom link with the meeting agenda packet the day before the meeting
- SinC Worldwide members can obtain the Zoom link from the SinC LinC event notification in Chapter Events
- Non-members of the Florida Gulf Coast chapter or Sisters in Crime Worldwide can request the Zoom link by sending an email to flgulfcoastsinc@gmail.com
Bio: Cat Hogan is an international bestselling novelist and screenwriter from Wexford, Ireland. Her first novel, They All Fall Down (2016), was an Irish Times award-nominated bestseller, followed by the bestselling There Was A Crooked Man (2017), nominated for Crime Fiction of the Year by the Irish Independent. Cat’s third novel is due out in 2027.
Raised in a home of bookworms near the Irish Sea, Cat learned to read before she could walk. Her father, an Irish lightship man, instilled in her a love of the ocean and stars. Her mother’s love for storytelling and books was instrumental in her formative years. Cat’s imagination developed alongside the wild Irish land and sea scape she grew up in.
She is a member of Wexford County Council Panel of Artists for Creative Communities and works on numerous projects in film and television, most recently with Jeb Stuart and Sydell Albert. Passionate about access, equality and diversity in Education and The Arts, Cat facilitates, mentors and curates writing events and adult education forums, all over Ireland. She has worked with the University of Limerick Winter Writing School. Cat holds an honors degree in Law and a master’s degree in Criminology. She is about to pursue a PhD.
Hogan is a recipient of: The John Hewitt Society Bursary Award (2017); University of Limerick Winter Writing School residency (2018); Bursary for Tyrone Guthrie (2019); Writer in (their) Residence for the Irish Writers Centre (2020); Culture Ambassador for Wexford (2020) and Literature Bursary Award with The Irish Arts Council (2022). Artists Panel Wexford (2019-present).
Insta: @cathogan1
