Meet the Writers

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.
Disha Bose

Disha Bose

Cork, Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel, West Cork

Disha Bose was born and raised in India, and has lived in Calcutta, London, and Dublin. She worked in the…

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Dylan Brennan

Dylan Brennan

Irish Writing, Poetry

Dylan Brennan’s debut poetry collection, Blood Oranges, was published by The Dreadful Press in 2014 and was awarded the Patrick…

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Easkey Britton

Easkey Britton

Irish Writing, Nature, Non-Fiction

Dr Easkey Britton is a surfer, writer, artist, film-maker, coach and marine social scientist, with a PhD in Environment and…

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Sarah Byrne

Sarah Byrne

Cork, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, Poetry, Professional Development

Sarah Byrne writes, teaches and edits for a living. She lives between France and Ireland and her work has appeared…

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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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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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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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Danny Denton

Danny Denton

Cork, Environment, Fiction, Irish Writing

Danny Denton is a writer from Passage West, Cork. His novels to date are The Earlie King & The Kid In…

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