Meet the Writers 2024

Here you find listings of the writers who appeared at our 2024 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Sasha de Buyl

Sasha de Buyl

Interviewer, Irish Writing

Sasha de Buyl is a writer and programmer from Cork. They are currently Literature and Ideas Programmer at International Literature…

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Oein DeBhairduin

Oein DeBhairduin

Children, Irish Language, Irish Writing

Oein DeBhairduin is a creative soul with a passion for poetry, folk herbalism and preserving Traveller stories, sayings, retellings and…

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Jennifer deBie

Jennifer deBie

Interviewer

Jennifer deBie is a native Texan who spent many years in Cork, where she earned an MA in Creative Writing…

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Siobhan Dempsey

Siobhan Dempsey

Irish Writing, Short Stories

Siobhan Dempsey is not a writer, she is a play therapist, but therapy is fundamentally about stories. She joined a…

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Theo Dorgan

Theo Dorgan

Cork, Irish Writing, Poetry

Theo Dorgan was born in Cork in 1953 and now lives in Dublin. His recent collections of poetry from Dedalus…

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Anne Enright

Anne Enright

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Anne Enright was born in Dublin, where she now lives and works. She has written two collections of stories, published…

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Vanessa Fox O'Loughlin

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin

Agent, Online, Professional Development

Vanessa Fox O’Loughlin writes crime as Sam Blake, the multiple No 1 bestseller shortlisted for Irish Crime Novel of the…

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Kristen Gehrman

Kristen Gehrman

Fiction, Online, Translation, Young Adults

Kristen Gehrman is a literary translator from Dutch to English. Recent translations include Ironhead by Jean-Claude van Rijckghem (Levine Querido), The History of…

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Sinéad Gleeson

Sinéad Gleeson

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Sinéad Gleeson’s essay collection Constellations: Reflections from Life was published by Picador in 2019 and won Non-Fiction Book of the…

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Meet the Writers 2024

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Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
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