Genres: Dystopian
Gethan Dick was born in Belfast, Antrim and grew up in Co. Sligo in the West of Ireland. Originally wanting to work in film, Gethan changed her mind during her degree, and switched to writing. She lives in Marseille in France, with her partner and two children.
Her first novel, Water in the Desert, Fire in the Night was released in 2025 and went on to win the 2026 Kate O'Brien prize and has been shortlisted for the 2026 John McGahern Book Prize.
Since the last update I went to the Doors Into the Dark: A Day of Weird Fiction event in the Seamus Heaney centre in Belfast where I got to see tons of authors speak and also got to meet and chat to Sam Thompson, Damien Kelly, Jo Zebedee, and Stephen Daly in person.
Lou Hallow is the pen name of Louise Hall, who writes cozy fantasy rooted in Irish folklore from Malahide, County Dublin
View AuthorPeter Morwood (20 October 1956 - 9 May 2025) was an Irish novelist and screenwriter.
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