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…
Neil Blackmore: the intoxicating power of love
The intoxicating Mr Lavelle "The intoxicating Mr Lavelle" is a period novel set in the second half of the eighteenth century. It is the story of two English brothers who…
Watching words dance
SASHA TERFOUS is one of the most gifted artists on the Irish spoken word scene. She was born in New Ross, co. Wexford, and has emerged from the vibrant art community…
With spoken word artist Dagogo Hart the best medicine is poetry
DAGOGO HART is a writer, playwright, performer and spoken word artist. He is based in Dublin but he is originally from Lagos, Nigeria, Dagogo’s fascination with words started at the…
Africa transforms a reluctant accountant into a passionate storyteller
Sometimes, if you grow up in a house full of books, writing and travelling become your secret passion. This is what happened to VANESSA PEARSE, who studied business and reluctantly…
Edward Carey – Two years inside the whale
EDWARD CAREY is a writer, illustrator and playwright who was born in North Walsham, Norfolk, England, during an April snowstorm. His father and grandfather were officers in the Royal Navy…