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.
David & Adam King

David & Adam King

Children, Cork, Irish Writing

David King is an Irish children’s author passionate about telling engaging stories with heartfelt messages. He has worked in education his…

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India Knight

India Knight

Fiction, Novel

India Knight is the author of four previous novels: Mutton, Comfort and Joy, Don’t You Want Me? and My Life on a Plate. She is…

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Clara Kumagai

Clara Kumagai

Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel, Young Adults

Clara Kumagai is from Canada, Japan and Ireland. Her fiction and non-fiction for children and adults has been published in The Stinging…

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Cristín Leach

Cristín Leach

Interviewer, Non-Fiction

Cristín Leach is an art critic, writer, and award-winning broadcaster. Her critically acclaimed memoir, Negative Space, was a bestseller for Merrion…

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Marianne Lee

Marianne Lee

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel, West Cork

Marianne Lee grew up in Tullamore, Co. Offaly and now lives in Dublin with her husband and Esme the cat….

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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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Winnie M Li

Winnie M Li

Crime, Fiction, Novel

Winnie M Li is an author and activist. Her latest novel Complicit draws upon her earlier career in the film…

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Loah

Loah

Irish Writing, Music, Songwriting

Loah is Sallay-Matu Garnett, a singer songwriter of Irish /Sierra Leonian descent. She regularly performs her unique blend of Afro-folksoul…

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Flor MacCarthy

Flor MacCarthy

Cork, Debut, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, West Cork

Flor MacCarthy is a journalist and broadcaster who hosts political debates on Oireachtas TV. A former news reporter and newscaster…

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Meet the Writers 2023

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