Meet the Writers

Here you find listings of the writers who are appearing at our 2024 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Aisling Arundel

Aisling Arundel

Copywriter, Editor

Hailing from West Cork, Aisling Arundel is now a Copywriter and Freelance Editor based in Dublin. During her English MA,…

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Simone Atangana Bekono

Simone Atangana Bekono

Novel, Poetry, Translation

Simone Atangana Bekono studied Creative Writing at the ArtEZ Institute of the Arts in Arnhem, the Netherlands. In 2017 her…

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Caleb Azumah Nelson

Caleb Azumah Nelson

Fiction, Novel

Caleb Azumah Nelson is a 29-year-old British-Ghanaian writer and photographer living in South East London. His first novel, Open Water,…

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Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Colin Barrett grew up in County Mayo. His stories have been published in The Stinging Fly, Granta, Harper’s and the…

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Aoife Barry

Aoife Barry

Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, Workshop

Aoife Barry grew up in Cork and is a Dublin-based freelance journalist and broadcaster. She is the author of the…

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Alice Barry

Alice Barry

Irish Writing, Theatre

Alice Barry, a native of Cork, has established herself as a versatile figure in the realms of writing, acting, producing,…

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Kevin Barry

Kevin Barry

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Kevin Barry is the author of three novels and three short story collections. His awards include the IMPAC Dublin Literary…

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Kate Barry

Kate Barry

Cork, Interviewer

Kate Barry is a writer and secondary school teacher who lives in Cork City. Her work has appeared in the…

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Anya Bergman

Anya Bergman

Historical Fiction, Interviewer

Anya Bergman is the author of the bestselling The Witches of Vardø, a Sunday Times best historical fiction book of 2023, and…

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Meet the Writers

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