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.
Sue Leonard

Sue Leonard

Interviewer

A Journalist and Ghostwriter, Sue Leonard is the co-author of twelve books including two number one best-sellers. If Memory Serves Me…

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Lorraine Levis

Lorraine Levis

Children, Irish Publishing, Professional Development

Lorraine Levis is a Key Account Executive for Penguin Random House Children’s Books and an Irish Times columnist. She started…

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Becky Long

Becky Long

Children, Workshop, Young Adults

Becky Long received her PhD in children’s literature from Trinity College Dublin in 2018. She has been a Book Doctor…

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Dave Lordan

Dave Lordan

Poetry, West Cork, Workshop, Young Adults

Dave Lordan is widely acknowledged as one of Ireland’s leading contemporary poets, essayists and literary thinkers. He is a renowned…

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Ava Lynch

Ava Lynch

Irish Language, Irish Writing, Poetry, Young Writer Delegate

Ava Lynch is a bilingual poet who was lucky enough to run 2 events and a poetry competition with a…

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Cauvery Madhavan

Cauvery Madhavan

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Cauvery Madhavan was born in India and moved to Ireland thirty-three years ago. She is the author of three books…

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Tolü Makay

Tolü Makay

Irish Writing, Music

Following a string of impressive singles “Let Me In” and “Don’t Let Go” that firmly announced the emergence of a…

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Aoife Martin

Aoife Martin

Interviewer

Aoife Martin is an IT professional and columnist with TheJournal.ie. She is passionate about books and co-runs an online book…

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Mary McGill

Mary McGill

Debut, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction

Mary McGill is a digital culture researcher and journalist. A former broadcaster, she is a regular media contributor in Ireland…

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Meet the Writers 2021

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