Ever since 'The Spinning Heart' was published in 2013, Donal's novels have been riveting and enchanting readers all over the world. Also an accomplished teacher and mentor, Donal joins the Winter School team as usual this year to support participants in the development of their own creative work.
Sarah's an award-winning teacher and novelist. Novels include 'The Apple Tart of Hope', 'All The Money in the World' and 'The Shark and The Scar'. In 2022 she won the London Magazine award for short fiction. At winter school, Sarah will be exploring time management and motivation for creative writers.
Eoin's poetry and writing has been published and broadcast widely including by The Irish Times; RTE's Poetry Programme; Bookshow on One and Sunday Miscellany. He leads 'Creative Writers In The Community,' a core module on UL’s MA in Creative Writing. At winter school he'll be sharing guidelines and helping you to build confidence in pitching and performing your work.
Sheila's first novel 'Something Bigger' was published in 2021 to great acclaim. An experienced and inspiring teacher, she joins the Winter School team again this year to share perspectives on the creative writing process and on doing research for your fiction project.
Emily is UL's Meskell Poet-in-Residence. She has published three collections: Conditional Perfect (Doire Press, 2019), In Between Angels and Animals (Arlen House, 2013) and No Vague Utopia (Ainnir Publishing, 2003). Conditional Perfect was included in The Irish Times round-up of “the best new poetry of 2019.” Emily frequently publishes essays on Irish music and cultural history, as well as on modernist and contemporary poetry. At Winter School she'll be sharing the value of poetry for writers in all genres and helping to reflect on craft, euphony and musicality in all kinds of writing.