Meet the Writers

Here you find listings of the writers who are will appear at our 2025 festival. Click on any writer to see their full biography. The writers appear alphabetically.
Paul McVeigh

Paul McVeigh

Fiction, Novel, Professional Development, Short Stories, Workshop

Paul McVeigh was born in Belfast. His debut novel, The Good Son, won The Polari First Novel Prize and The McCrea Literary Award, and…

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Kel Menton

Kel Menton

Cork, Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, LGBTQIA+, Novel, Young Adults

Kel Menton (they/them) is a non-binary, neurodivergent writer from Cork in Ireland. Kel works in youth theatre as a facilitator…

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Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald

Fiction, Irish Writing, Professional Development

Sarah Moore Fitzgerald is an award winning teacher and writer based at the University of Limerick where she’s part of…

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Kevin Moran

Kevin Moran

Cork, Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Kevin Moran is a children’s author and primary-school teacher from Castlebar, County Mayo. He was runner-up in the Staróg Prize…

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Sarah Moss

Sarah Moss

Fiction, Novel, Workshop

Sarah Moss has written several novels including the Sunday Times top ten bestseller Summerwater (being adapted for television by Channel…

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Joe Murphy

Joe Murphy

Cork, Irish Writing, Spoken Word, Storytelling

Joe Murphy is a writer and storyteller. He has performed at All Together Now festival and in venues including Connolly’s…

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E.R. Murray

E.R. Murray

Children, Fiction, Irish Writing, West Cork

West Cork-based E.R. Murray writes novels, short stories and poetry for children and young adults. Her novels include the award-winning…

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Tiffany Murray

Tiffany Murray

Food Writing, Memoir, Music, Non-Fiction

Tiffany Murray’s writing has appeared in Granta, the Guardian, the Telegraph, Sunday Times Style, GQ, Independent on Sunday and featured…

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Aoife Murray

Aoife Murray

Children, Professional Development

Aoife Murray is from Co Louth and lives in Dublin. She holds an MPhil in Popular Literature from Trinity College Dublin…

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Meet the Writers

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