Meet the Writers

Here you find listings of the writers who are will appear at our 2026 festival. Our 2026 festival will run from 10-17 July 2026. Priority booking for WCLF Festival Friends will open at 10am on 7 April. General booking for workshops will open at 10am on 7 April and for all other events at 10am on 14 April
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne

Fiction, Irish Writing

Éilís Ní Dhuibhne is the author of more than thirty books. Her work includes the novels The Dancers Dancing, The…

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Liz Nugent

Liz Nugent

Crime, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Before becoming a full-time writer, Liz Nugent worked in film, theatre and television. Her five previous novels – Unravelling Oliver,…

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Mícheál Ó hAodha

Mícheál Ó hAodha

Irish Language, Irish Writing, Translation

Born in Galway, Mícheál Ó hAodha grew up between the west of Ireland and the north of England. He has…

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Billy O'Callaghan

Billy O’Callaghan

Cork, Irish Writing

Billy O’Callaghan is the author of four short story collections and four novels, including My Coney Island Baby, The Boatman…

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Annmarie O'Connor

Annmarie O’Connor

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

Annmarie O’Connor is a bestselling author and fashion editor. In December 2021, she was diagnosed with early-onset Parkinson’s disease –…

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Maggie O'Farrell

Maggie O’Farrell

Fiction, Historical Fiction, Irish Writing

Maggie O’Farrell is the author of nine previous novels, including Hamnet which won the Women’s Prize for Fiction in 2020. …

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Louise O'Neill

Louise O’Neill

Cork, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Louise O’Neill is a bestselling author from Clonakilty, West Cork. Her debut novel, Only Ever Yours, won multiple awards, including…

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Deirdre O'Shaughnessy

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy

Cork, Interviewer, Journalism

Deirdre O’Shaughnessy is Opinion Editor at the Irish Examiner and presents and produces The Deirdre O’Shaughnessy Podcast, a twice-weekly news…

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Katriona O'Sullivan

Katriona O’Sullivan

Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Dr Katriona O’Sullivan was born in Coventry to Irish parents, where her upbringing was marked by addiction, poverty, teenage pregnancy…

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Meet the Writers

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