Generate a Book Idea in a Day

Staring at a blank page?

Bring it (and a pen) along to The Crescent on Thursday 20 August for a day of idea generating exercises with Belfast author Stephen Daly.

We’ll go through the basic ingredients of storytelling, block busting games and explore how tapping into different genres can unlock new ideas regardless of what you write.

Open to writers with all levels of experience.

Tutor Bio

Stephen Daly is an author and writing facilitator. After 20 years of working in theatre as an actor, drama practitioner and producer, Stephen decided it was time to finally pursue writing. He did a degree in psychosocial studies followed by a MA in creative writing. He is passionate about mental health and the power of using writing to get to know ourselves and express who we are.

His debut novel, The Last Death Poet, an LGBTQ+ supernatural thriller set in Belfast was published in April 2026. He’s had fiction and nonfiction work published in anthologies, was shortlisted in the PFD Queer Fiction Prize in 2023 and was a winning finalist in the SCWBI Undiscovered Voices competition in 2024.