
Books

More information on the Books page, or go directly to the Nina’s Friends or Lucky Guy page.
News
February event. I’m meeting with the Mystery Book Club down at the Montgomery County Public Library in Norristown, Pennsylvania. The club read my novel Nina’s Friends and we’re going to talk about it! Private event, though, sorry!
February event. I’m presenting a webinar on creating and managing an author brand and marketing platform, for Liberty States Fiction Writers. Members-only event, sorry!
March event. I’m moderating a panel The Power of Doing it Yourself: Why Authors Choose Self-Publishing, at the 29th Annual Bay to Ocean Writers Conference in Wye Mills, Maryland, on Saturday, 14 March 2026. With panelists Atlas Creed, David Healey, and Nancy Joie Wilkie.
April event. I’m attending the Liberty States Fiction Writers Conference in Hamilton, New Jersey, on 11 April 2026. I’ll also be selling my books at the book fair 4:30-6:30, open to the public.
June event. I’m presenting online a webinar Writing the Seen: Translating Images into Prose as part of the Thursdays with ESWA series presented by the Eastern Shore Writers Association, on 11 June 2026. Free and open to all.
June event. I’ll be participating in the Passaic County Book Festival at Weasel Brook Park in Clifton, New Jersey, in June of 2026. More information to come on this one!
September event. I’ll be attending the Creatures, Crimes & Creativity Conference in Columbia, Maryland, 18-20 September 2026. I’ll also be selling my books at the onsite bookstore, which is open to the public.
James Irwin is a writer of stories real and unreal. He is the author of the novels Nina’s Friends and Lucky Guy, and his essays, creative non-fiction, and fiction have appeared in numerous publications. He originally was an award-winning filmmaker and media artist. He is a frequent speaker on writing practice and business communication, has taught at universities on both coasts of the U.S., and has held leadership roles in national and international marketing communications. See the About page for more information. Originally from southeastern Pennsylvania, he currently resides in northern New Jersey.
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