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
Erin Fornoff

Erin Fornoff

Irish Writing, Poetry, Spoken Word

Erin Fornoff has performed her poetry at hundreds of events including three times at Glastonbury Festival, RTE Culture Night at Dublin Castle,…

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Oona Frawley

Oona Frawley

Essays, Irish Writing, Memoir, Non-Fiction

Oona Frawley was born in New York to Irish parents and spent part of each year in Ireland as a…

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Patrick Gale

Patrick Gale

Fiction, Novel

Patrick Gale was born on the Isle of Wight. He spent his infancy at Wandsworth Prison, which his father governed,…

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Matthew Geden

Matthew Geden

Cork, Irish Writing

Matthew Geden was born and brought up in the English Midlands moving to Kinsale in 1990. He is a poet, translator…

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Nikita Gill

Nikita Gill

Historical Fiction, Irish Writing, Poetry

Nikita Gill is an Irish-Indian poet, playwright, illustrator and actor who has the attention of over 800,000 Instagram followers worldwide…

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Katie Goh

Katie Goh

Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, Professional Development

Katie Goh is a writer and editor. Foreign Fruit, her first work of narrative non-fiction, won Scotland’s 2025 National Book Award for…

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Elizabeth Goldrick

Elizabeth Goldrick

Interviewer

Elizabeth Goldrick has worked in literature for many years, beginning as a bookseller at an independent bookshop. She has worked in…

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Julie Goo

Julie Goo

Cork, Irish Language, Irish Writing, Poetry, Spoken Word

Julie Goo is a bilingual poet and writer from Cork City. Her writing has been published widely and her debut poetry…

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Tim Hannigan 

Tim Hannigan 

Non-Fiction, Professional Development, Travel

Tim Hannigan is an experienced travel and history writer. He began his professional writing career as a travel journalist and guidebook…

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Meet the Writers

Arts Council - funding literature
Fáilte Ireland
Wild Atlantic Way
CCC Library & Arts Service
Cork County Council
Pure Cork
Creative Places West Cork Islands
Irish Examiner
Maritime Hotel