Carlo Vellutini – Clifden, Ireland and Maremma in a pub
CARLO VELLUTINI was born in 1975 in Grosseto, where he lives with Angela and their two children. He is a journalist who has worked for many networks before dedicating himself…
Vittoria Palazzo – Like impatient branches
VITTORIA PRESENTS VITTORIA I was born in Rome on October 29th, 1927. I started writing poetry when I was eight and I never stopped. I published thirty-two books, four of…
Giampiero Montanti – Written on the skin
GIAMPIERO MONTANTI was born in Sicily in the city of Erice in 1965. He grew up in Trapani and graduated in Economics and Business from the University of Palermo. He…
Viviana Fiorentino – Poet, writer and translator
Viviana Fiorentino is Italian and lives in Belfast. She is a poet, writer and translator and Board Member of Irish PEN, an organisaiton that promotes freedom of expression. She teaches Italian at…
Polina Cosgrave – Poetry from the world upside down
Polina Cosgrave is a Russian-born writer and poet based in Ireland. Her debut collection 'My Name Is' was published by Dedalus Press, one of Ireland’s leading poetry publishers. She is…
Painting words on the sound of bass
MARCO FRATTA is a Turin-born writer and bass player living in Dublin. He is the author of different works, including the novel La scatola nera (La Riflessione, 2007) , also…
Leonardo Biagini – The kickboxing writer DJ who loves Bach
Writer and music lover living in Dublin, LEONARDO BIAGINI was born in Florence, Italy in 1994. He graduated in Political Science specializing in Political Philosophy in 2017 at Cesare Alfieri…
Betsy Cornwell: a magical factory for knitting tales
American-born, Galway-based BETSY CORNWELL is an award winning author, podcaster, creative writing teacher at NUI and in writing retreats at Kylemore Abbey as well as a parent. An award-winning writer,…
On a Spaceship to Belfast with Jo Zebedee
JO ZEBEDEE is a Northern Irish science fiction and fantasy writer. She is based in Carrickfergus, near Belfast. She is the author of five speculative fiction books that include Abendau, a…
Anamaría Crowe Serrano: Bright Words in the Dark
ANAMARÍA CROWE SERRANO is one of those gifted authors who move comfortably across cultures and languages. She is an Irish poet, novelist and translator who was born in Ireland to a…