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.

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Beatriz Capelo Ramos

Cork, Fiction, New & Emerging Writing, Showcase

Beatriz Capelo Ramos (she/her) is a writer from Lisbon, Portugal, currently based in Cork, where she is pursuing an MA…

Maurice J. Casey

History, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction

Maurice J. Casey is a historian based at Queen’s University Belfast. His work focuses on the history of modern Ireland,…

Heather Clark

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Novel

Heather Clark is the author of four works of non-fiction, including Red Comet: The Short Life and Blazing Art of…

Claire Connolly

Cork, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, West Cork

Claire Connolly FLSW MRIA IntFRSE is Professor of Modern English at University College Cork in Ireland and Arts, Humanities and…

Isabelle Cooper

Professional Development

Isabelle Cooper is the podcast officer for SYP Ireland this year, and is very excited to be attending the West…

John Creedon

Cork, Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

John Creedon is one of Ireland’s best-loved broadcasters. He currently produces and presents The John Creedon Show on RTÉ Radio…

Jim Crickard

Cork, Irish Writing, Poetry, Spoken Word

Jim Crickard is a poet based in Cork, his work explores culture, sexuality and identity and likes to explore important…

Evelyne Cynk

Cork, Fiction, New & Emerging Writing, Showcase

Evelyne Cynk is a Polish female fiction writer with Cerebral Palsy. She is a passionate disability activist and tries to…

Eoghan Daltun

Environment, Nature, Non-Fiction, West Cork

Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, a High Nature Value farmer and, above all, a rewilder. Originally from Dublin, since…

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