I am a fiction writer based in Cork City, Ireland.

My début short story collection, WAITING FOR THE BULLET (Doire Press, 2014) won the Edge Hill Readers’ Choice Prize 2015 (UK).

My second book, LIBERTY TERRACE (Doire Press, 2021), is a collection of linked short stories. It was awarded a FAPA Bronze Medal 2022 (US) and was Cork City’s One City One Book 2023.

Other literary prizes include the Hennessy Literary Award for First Fiction and the overall New Irish Writer Award.

CORK STORIES (Doire Press, 2024) is an anthology of short fiction set in Cork, co-edited by Madeleine D’Arcy and Laura McKenna.

I am a qualified solicitor in Ireland and in the UK. I have an MA in Creative Writing (1.1, UCC, 2014).

I acknowledge, with gratitude, support from the Arts Council of Ireland, Cork City Council, Cork City Libraries, UCC School of English and Culture Ireland.

Work-in-progress includes my second novel and my third collection of linked short stories.

Representation: Brian Langan of Storyline Agency.
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Email: [email protected]

 

Madeleine after being awarded the Edge Hill Readers' Choice Award on Thursday 2nd July 2015