Meet the Writers 2021

Here you find listings of all the writers that appeared at our 2021 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Burhana Islam

Burhana Islam

Children, Fiction, Novel

Born in Bangladesh, raised in Newcastle and currently residing in the outskirts of Manchester, Burhana Islam is a storyteller who…

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Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar

Children, Fiction, Irish Writing, LGBTQI+ Writing, Professional Development, Young Adults

Adiba Jaigirdar was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has been living in Dublin, Ireland from the age of ten. She…

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Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar

Adiba Jaigirdar was born in Dhaka, Bangladesh, and has been living in Dublin, Ireland from the age of ten. She…

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Riley Johnston

Riley Johnston

Debut, Essays, Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Riley Johnston is an English teacher in St Genevieve’s High School, Belfast. Improper, which features in The 32: An Anthology…

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Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal

Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal

Debut, Irish Writing, Poetry

Supriya Kaur Dhaliwal was born in the Himalayan town of Palampur, India. She studied at St. Bede’s College, Shimla; Trinity…

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Julie Kelleher

Julie Kelleher

Cork, Interviewer

Julie is Artistic Director/CEO at Mermaid County Wicklow Arts Centre where she curates a wide-ranging multidisciplinary programme for the venue…

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Louise Kennedy

Louise Kennedy

Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Short Stories

Louise Kennedy grew up in Holywood, Co.Down. She has written for the Guardian, Irish Times, BBC Radio 4 and RTE…

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Hannah Lee

Hannah Lee

Children

Hannah Lee was born in London, where she still lives. She always loved books, but yearned to see more stories…

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Christy Lefteri

Christy Lefteri

Fiction, Novel

Brought up in London, Christy Lefteri is the child of Cypriot refugees. She is a lecturer in creative writing at…

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Meet the Writers 2021

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