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.

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Tom French

Irish Writing, Poetry

Tom French was born in Kilkenny in 1966. He graduated from National University of Ireland, Galway and the University of…

Daniel Galvin

Cork, Irish Writing, Spoken Word, Storytelling

Daniel Galvin is a writer, storyteller and founder of grapevvine. His work has been published in The Moth, Channel, Honest…

Catherine Gander

Interviewer

Catherine Gander is a scholar, poet, and critic. She is the author and editor of several academic and creative publications,…

Kemi George Simpson

Cork, Irish Writing, Poetry, Spoken Word

Kemi George Simpson’s work can be found in The Four Faced Liar, Swerve, Good Day Cork and Cork Council’s Poetry…

Salena Godden

Memoir, Poetry

Salena Godden FRSL is an award-winning author, poet and broadcaster of Jamaican-mixed heritage based in London. Her debut novel Mrs…

Katie Goh

Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Katie Goh is a writer and editor. Her award-nominated essays, journalism and criticism have appeared in publications including Port, the…

Richard E. Grant

Memoir, Non-Fiction

Richard E. Grant was launched to fame in 1987 cult classic Withnail and I. Since then, he has gone on…

Sarah Maria Griffin

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Sarah Maria Griffin is a writer, living in Dublin. She is the author of the novels Spare & Found Parts…

Vona Groarke

Irish Writing, Poetry

Vona Groarke was born in the Irish Midlands in 1964. She attended Trinity College, Dublin and University College, Cork. She…

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