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.
Carol Drinkwater

Carol Drinkwater

Fiction, Novel

Carol Drinkwater is a multi-award-winning actress, writer and film-maker, best known for her portrayal of Helen Herriot in the classic…

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Ciara Dunne

Ciara Dunne

Cork, Fiction, New & Emerging Writing, Showcase

Ciara Dunne is a writer who has worked in many libraries and bookshops. Her novel about Rory Gallagher will be…

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Mieke Eerkens

Mieke Eerkens

Essays, Music, Non-Fiction

Mieke Eerkens is a Dutch-American writer who grew up in Los Angeles and lives in Amsterdam. Her writing has appeared…

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Wendy Erksine

Wendy Erksine

Debut, Fiction, Novel

Wendy Erksine is the author of two short story collections, Sweet Home and Dance Move. She was shortlisted for the…

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Seán Farrell

Seán Farrell

Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Seán Farrell was born and brought up in Ireland. After graduating from Cambridge University, he spent fifteen years in France….

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Parrish Finn

Parrish Finn

Cork, New & Emerging Writing, Poetry, Showcase

Parrish Finn is a writer living in Cork, where she is a Fulbright Scholar getting her MA in Creative Writing…

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Anna Fitzgerald

Anna Fitzgerald

Debut, Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Anna Fitzgerald was born and raised in Dublin. Girl in the Making is her first novel and it was published…

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Leona Forde

Leona Forde

Children, Fiction, Irish Writing, West Cork

Leona Forde is a children’s author and teacher from Bandon, County Cork. Karen Harte is an illustrator, comic creator and…

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Patricia Forde

Patricia Forde

Children, Irish Writing

Patricia Forde lives in Galway and is Ireland’s current Laureate na nÓg and the author of many books for children,…

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Meet the Writers

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Cork County Council
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Creative Places West Cork Islands
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