About this Event
Three life-changing minutes. Two siblings on the run. One choice that changes everything…
Adults and teens, writers and readers all welcome to this free book launch event. Light refreshments available from 6.45pm. Event starts 7pm.
Sue Divin is a Derry-based writer with Armagh roots. Her critically acclaimed novels are popular with teens and adults alike. Published in May 2026, Runaway Road (First Ink, Macmillan), is on the Irish Times ‘Best fiction of 2026’ list. Set in Northern Ireland and Donegal in 2023, it explores themes of family and belonging, identity, borders and youth justice. Sue's début novel, Guard Your Heart, shortlisted in the prestigious Carnegie awards and her 2nd novel, Truth Be Told, is now included on the Ireland's curriculum.
Ezra is sixteen. He's no stranger to crossing the line, but this time it's serious - and someone might be dead. To escape justice, he'll have to cross another line: the Northern Irish border. But that means leaving behind the only thing that really matters. His little sister, Evie. Evie is nine and sees it differently. Why shouldn't she go on the run with him too? Raised in care, the siblings are used to feeling invisible. Now they have to become invisible for real.
Book sales and signing will be available on the night, with kind support of Little Acorns Bookstore.
Sue will be in conversation with Bernie McGill.
Bernie McGill is the 2023 winner of the Edge Hill Short Story Prize for her collection This Train is For. She is the author of two novels: The Watch House (nominated for the Ireland European Union Prize for Literature in 2019) and The Butterfly Cabinet (2010). Her work has been widely anthologised and broadcast on BBC Radio 3 and Radio 4. Bernie is a Fellow with the Royal Literary Fund and a Mentor with the Irish Writers’ Centre. Her first short story collection, Sleepwalkers was re-published in 2025 by No Alibis Press. She is an Honorary Member of the Linen Hall Library in which building her writing archive is held.
This event is kindly supported by the Arts Council of Northern Ireland and the National Lottery through the SIAP (Support for Individual Artists) Fund.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Holywell Trust, 10-14 Bishop Street, Londonderry, United Kingdom
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