hi, i'm kel!

I'm a non-binary writer from Ireland!

so, what do you write about?

I write about magic, belonging, love in all its forms, and foxes (you will come to learn, as many have, that I adore foxes). I tend to weave Gaeilge and/or Irish mythology and history into my work in one way or another. My work for children is whimsical and light, but my Young/New Adult work can explore some more intense themes.

HǷæt!

I did both my degree in English literature and my MA in Medieval literature at UCC. I particularly loved learning all about monster theory, and reclaiming the title of 'Other', which creeps into my fiction more often than not.

Exit, pursued by a bear

When I'm not writing, I work as a freelance youth theatre facilitator, and a creative writing facilitator/mentor! I've also given some talks or sat on panels discussing being trans in the arts in Ireland, being a neurodivergent writer, and the importance of inclusive representation in literature.

My Work

  • Books

  • A Fix of Light (Little Island, February 2025)

  • Plays

  • The Detour (Cork Midsummer Festival, 2016)

  • Sióg (Development with Graffiti Theatre Company, 2016)

  • Almost Forgotten (Activate Youth Theatre, 2019)

  • Short Fiction

  • The Mark of Difference (Irish Examiner, 2021)

  • At The Threshold of Becoming (ROPES Literary Journal, 2022)

  • Other

  • Trans Scribing (Good Day Cork, 2021)

  • We Search (Good Day Cork, 2021)

Photography by Shauna O'Donnell @shauna.visual

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