R.P. O’Donnell
R.P. O’Donnell was born in Boston, MA and lives in West Cork with his two children. His essays have been published in the Irish Times and the Irish Examiner. In 2020, he won the JG Farrell Award at the West Cork Literary Festival. He has had two poems published in Songs of the Susquehanna (Bucknell University Press). His debut novel All the Old Clocks was published by New Island in April 2026 and was nominated for the Simon & Schuster Mary Higgins Clark Award 2026.
Author photo: Christopher Luke
