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Siobhán Carew |  |
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| About Siobhán Carew |
| Siobhán Carew is an award-winning crime author whose work explores the dark, atmospheric spaces where secrets, history, and human tension collide. Living between the UK and Ireland - a perpetual commuter who often feels like a wishbone pulled between two worlds - her writing is deeply rooted in the distinct landscapes and academic corridors she once had the pleasure to call home. |
| From Cambridge Corridors to the Irish Coast |
| Siobhán's path as a writer is tied directly to the places she has lived in. Having spent many years working in Cambridge, her intimate familiarity with the city's ancient architecture, university life, and hidden town-and-gown dynamics formed the backbone of her crime fiction. Her Cambridge-set novels, including her breakout debut Cambridge Red (which has sold over 1,200 copies on Amazon), draw heavily on the authentic atmosphere of the university city. | |
| Whether detailing academic rivalries in historic quadrangles or set in quiet dining spots tucked away in the surrounding countryside, Siobhán's crime fiction uses real-world places to create immersive, tension-filled mysteries. | |
| Recently, her creative focus has expanded across the Irish Sea. Splitting her time between Ireland, Siobhán brings the same keen sense of place to her newer projects, which range from grit-lit crime novels set along the dramatic landscape of the West of Ireland to genre-blending ghost thrillers rooted in the lingering histories of Dublin. |
| Craft, Accolades & Community |
| A dedicated practitioner of the craft, Siobhán has mastered her storytelling alongside some of the UK's and Ireland's leading literary institutions, including Curtis Brown Creative in London and the Irish Writers Centre in Dublin. Her short fiction has earned widespread recognition, notably winning first prize in the Cambridge Writers' Competition for her story Sea Change. THE SEA: Cambridge Writers Short Story Competition 2025. |
| Beyond the Pages |
| When Siobhán isn't plotting murder mysteries or weaving ghost stories, she can usually be found travelling between her home bases in Ireland and the UK, reading widely in the crime and thriller genres, or exploring the coastal and historic paths that inspire her next book. |