Leeanne O’Donnell

Genres: Irish Writing | Showcase | West Cork

Leeanne O’Donnell started her storytelling career working in radio with RTE and BBC, and has made a number of award-winning radio documentaries. She wrote her first novel Sparks of Bright Matter from her home on the foothills of a mountain in West Cork and it was published by Eriu, the Irish imprint of Bonnier Books, in 2024. Leeanne is the 2025 Writer in Residence for Cork County Council’s Library and Arts Service.

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