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.
Mark Jackson

Mark Jackson

Irish Writing, New & Emerging Writing, Young Writer Delegate

Mark Jackson is a final year creative writing student at University College Dublin. During his time at UCD, he has…

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Nithy Kasa

Nithy Kasa

Debut, Irish Writing, Poetry

Nithy Kasa was born in Kimpese, a town in the Democratic Republic of Congo. In 2005, the teenaged Kasa moved…

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Fiona Kearney

Fiona Kearney

Interviewer

Fiona Kearney is the founding Director of the Glucksman, a purpose-built contemporary art museum on the campus of University College…

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Rita Kelly

Rita Kelly

Irish Language, Irish Writing, Poetry

Rita Kelly is an award-winning poet and writer in both Irish and English since 1972. Her work has been translated…

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Aisling Kiely

Aisling Kiely

Irish Writing, Theatre, West Cork

Aisling Kiely is a script editor and development producer whose credits include Blood; You, Me and The Apocalypse; and Midsomer Murders. Aisling is the…

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Catherine Kirwan

Catherine Kirwan

Cork, Crime, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Catherine Kirwan grew up on a farm in the parish of Fews, County Waterford. She studied law at UCC and…

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Nick Laird

Nick Laird

Irish Writing, Poetry

Nick Laird was born in County Tyrone in 1975. Educated at Cambridge and Harvard, he worked for many years in…

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Annabel Langrish

Annabel Langrish

Children, Illustrator, Irish Writing, West Cork

Annabel Langrish is an award-winning artist, with art galleries in Ahakista and Kenmare. Originally from Barbados, she has spent most…

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Mary Lawson

Mary Lawson

Fiction, Novel

Mary Lawson is a Canadian author. Her first novel, Crow Lake (2002) was published when Mary was 55 and it…

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Meet the Writers 2022

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Cork County Council
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Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
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