Meet the Writers 2021

Here you find listings of all the writers that appeared at our 2021 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Caitriona Sweeney

Caitriona Sweeney

Illustrator

Caitriona Sweeney is an illustrator from Dublin who spent most of her summers roaming around her Granddad’s farm in the…

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Alice Taylor

Alice Taylor

Cork, Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Alice Taylor is the author of the ever-popular To School through the Fields, and many other bestsellers, including And Time Stood Still, The Gift of…

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J.R. Thorp

J.R. Thorp

Cork, Debut, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel

J.R. Thorp is a writer, lyricist and librettist. She won the London Short Story Award in 2011, was shortlisted for…

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Jessica Traynor

Jessica Traynor

Environment, Irish Writing, Nature, Poetry

Jessica Traynor is a poet, essayist and librettist. Her debut collection, Liffey Swim (Dedalus Press, 2014), was shortlisted for the…

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Carol Ann Treacy

Carol Ann Treacy

Children, Illustrator, Young Adults

Carol Ann Treacy is a children’s author/illustrator and a designer. Barney Goose – A Wild Atlantic Adventure, recently published by…

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Bonnie Tsui

Bonnie Tsui

Memoir, Nature, Non-Fiction

Bonnie Tsui lives, swims, and surfs in the Bay Area of San Francisco. A longtime contributor to The New York…

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William Wall

William Wall

Interviewer, Poetry

William Wall has published four collections of poetry, six novels and three collections of short fiction. His fifth collection of…

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Aoife K. Walsh

Aoife K. Walsh

Editor, Professional Development

Aoife K. Walsh is the commissioning editor for New Island Books in Dublin, an independent Irish publishing house that publishes…

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Stephen Walsh

Stephen Walsh

Debut, Irish Writing, Short Stories

Stephen Walsh lives in Dublin and works in IT. He started writing seriously in 2018. Since then his stories have…

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Meet the Writers 2021

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