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
Charlotte McConaghy -

Charlotte McConaghy –

Environment, Fiction, Novel

Charlotte McConaghy is an Australian author living in Sydney with her partner and two children. She has a master’s degree in Screenwriting from…

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Rosaleen McDonagh

Rosaleen McDonagh

Fiction, Irish Writing

Rosaleen McDonagh is a writer, playwright, performer and a member of Aosdána. Her plays include The Baby Doll Project, She’s…

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Afric McGlinchey

Afric McGlinchey

Cork, Irish Writing, Poetry

Afric McGlinchey is an Irish-born poet with African connections. Her collections The lucky star of hidden things and Ghost of…

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Danielle McLaughlin

Danielle McLaughlin

Cork, Fiction, Irish Writing

Danielle McLaughlin’s short story collection Dinosaurs on Other Planets was published in 2015 by The Stinging Fly Press. In 2019,…

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Emer McLysaght

Emer McLysaght

Fiction, Irish Writing, Novel

Emer McLysaght co-authored the Aisling series of books alongside Sarah Breen. Oh My God, What a Complete Aisling was the…

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Seán McNicholl

Seán McNicholl

Irish Writing, New & Emerging Writing, Short Stories

Seán McNicholl is an award-winning writer and GP from Armagh. He is the winner of the Hammond House International Literary…

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Eva Meijer

Eva Meijer

Environment, Fiction, Novel, Translation

Eva Meijer is a Dutch philosopher, visual artist, writer and singer- songwriter. Their fiction and non-fiction has been translated into…

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Dearbhla Mescal

Dearbhla Mescal

Debut, Irish Writing, Non-Fiction, Poetry

Having retired as a member of An Garda Síochána, reared her three children, and experienced cancer, Dearbhla Mescal is now finding the time to…

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Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Fiction, Novel

Andrew Miller’s first novel, Ingenious Pain won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize, the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award and…

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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