Meet the Writers

Here you find listings of the writers who are will appear at our 2025 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Polly Atkin

Polly Atkin

Memoir, Nature, Non-Fiction, Workshop

Polly Atkin is a poet and nonfiction writer. She grew up in Nottingham then lived in East London for seven…

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Paul McVeigh

Paul McVeigh

Fiction, Novel, Professional Development, Short Stories, Workshop

Paul McVeigh was born in Belfast. His debut novel, The Good Son, won The Polari First Novel Prize and The McCrea Literary Award, and…

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Sarah Moss

Sarah Moss

Fiction, Novel, Workshop

Sarah Moss has written several novels including the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Summerwater (being adapted for television by Channel…

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Ruth Padel

Ruth Padel

Poetry, Workshop

Ruth Padel is a writer of unusual range, with close links to India, Greece, music and wildlife, but first and…

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Ross Raisin

Ross Raisin

Fiction, Novel, Short Stories, Workshop

Ross Raisin is the author of four novels: A Hunger (2022), A Natural (2017), Waterline (2011) and God’s Own Country (2008). In 2013, he was named on Granta’s…

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Dr Helen Scales

Dr Helen Scales

Environment, Non-Fiction, Travel

Dr Helen Scales is a marine biologist, acclaimed author and broadcaster who explores the wonders and plight of the oceans…

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Meet the Writers

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Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
Maritime Hotel