Sasha de Buyl

Sasha de Buyl is a writer and programmer from Cork. They are currently Literature and Ideas Programmer at International Literature Festival Dublin and in 2023 acted as Guest Curator for StAnza, Scotland’s International Poetry Festival. They were the Director of Cúirt International Festival of Literature in Galway from 2019 – 2022 and prior to this managed Scottish Books International, developing projects and partnerships for Scottish literature overseas. Sasha spent two years working as Literature Officer at Creative Scotland, and has held roles with Scottish Book Trust, StAnza International Poetry Festival, Edinburgh International Book Festival and Aye Write Book Festival. Sasha is a board member of GAZE: Dublin’s International LGBTQ Film Festival.