She lives in rural Ballinasloe, Co. Galway. She started writing when she moved to Liverpool in her late twenties. Her first piece of writing was chosen and published as a finalist for Pulp Idol first chapter contest. From there, she educated herself in every aspect of the craft from prose, screen, performance to poetry.

Her work always features place and unmoored characters as she has moved so many times in her life. An authoritative voice with a musical quality, she’s often told she is ‘a natural born storyteller with a deft touch.’

She has performed locally and internationally and has facilitated storytelling sessions in collaboration with the women of COPE Galway, Mervue. She writes the Substack ‘Rose Thorn Review’ and is currently open to clients for story, structural or copy edits.