Meet the Writers 2022

Here you find listings of the writers who appeared at our 2022 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Tina Pisco

Tina Pisco

Novel, Short Stories

Tina Pisco is a West Cork writer of novels, newspaper columns and short stories. In 2020/21 she became the first…

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Prof. Kevin Rafter

Prof. Kevin Rafter

Essays, Irish Writing

Prof. Kevin Rafter was appointed Chair of the Arts Council in June 2019. He is Head of the School of…

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Marijke Schermer

Marijke Schermer

Fiction, Novel

Marijke Schermer is a novelist and playwright. Her stage work has been performed by several companies and translated into various…

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Stephen Sexton

Stephen Sexton

Irish Writing, Poetry

Stephen Sexton’s first book, If All the World and Love Were Young was the winner of the Forward Prize for Best First…

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Sinead Slattery

Sinead Slattery

Cork, Irish Writing, New & Emerging Writing, Short Stories

Sinead Slattery is originally from Belfast but now lives in Cork. Since retiring from teaching, she has travelled extensively, especially…

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Zadie Smith

Zadie Smith

Novel, Theatre

Zadie Smith is the author of the novels White Teeth, The Autograph Man, On Beauty, NW and Swing Time, as…

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Deirdre Sullivan

Deirdre Sullivan

Fiction, Irish Writing, Short Stories

Deirdre Sullivan is a writer and teacher from Galway. She has written seven acclaimed books for young adults, including Savage…

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J.R. Thorp

J.R. Thorp

Cork, Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

J.R. Thorp is a writer, lyricist and librettist. She won the London Short Story Award in 2011 and was shortlisted…

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Colm Tóibín

Colm Tóibín

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Colm Tóibín was born in Enniscorthy in 1955. He is the author of ten novels including The Master, Brooklyn, The…

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Meet the Writers 2022

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