Meet the Writers 2023

Here you find listings of the writers who are appearing at our 2023 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Alex Clark

Alex Clark

Interviewer

Alex Clark is a critic, journalist and broadcaster. A co-host of Graham Norton’s Book Club, she is also a regular on…

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Jane Clarke

Jane Clarke

Irish Writing, Poetry

Jane Clarke grew up on a farm in Co. Roscommon and lives in Co. Wicklow, where she combines writing with…

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Martin Colthorpe

Martin Colthorpe

Interviewer

Martin Colthorpe is the Director of Modern Culture, an agency specializing in international literary event and festival programming. He worked…

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Claire Connolly

Claire Connolly

Interviewer

Claire Connolly is Professor of Modern English at University College Cork in Ireland. Her book A Cultural History of the Irish…

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Cónal Creedon

Cónal Creedon

Cork, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction

Cónal Creedon is a novelist, playwright and documentary film maker. He was appointed Adjunct Professor of Creative Writing at University…

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Madeleine D'Arcy

Madeleine D’Arcy

Cork, Interviewer

Madeleine D’Arcy is a fiction writer based in Cork City, Ireland. Her second collection of linked short fiction, Liberty Terrace…

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Eoghan Daltun

Eoghan Daltun

Cork, Environment, Irish Writing, Nature, Non-Fiction, West Cork

Eoghan Daltun is a sculpture conservator, a farmer and, above all, a rewilder. Reared in Dublin, he has travelled widely,…

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Ann Davoren

Ann Davoren

Art, Interviewer, West Cork

Ann Davoren is Director of Uillinn: West Cork Arts Centre, Skibbereen, Co. Cork where since 2001, she has worked with many…

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Sasha de Buyl

Sasha de Buyl

Interviewer

Sasha de Buyl is a writer and programmer from Cork. They are currently Literature and Ideas Programmer at International Literature…

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Meet the Writers 2023

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CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
RTÉ Supporting The Arts
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