Ian Somers is an Irish writer from County Dublin who works as a professional journalist and screenwriter. In 2011 he secured a three-book deal with The O'Brien Press for his True Gift trilogy, telekinesis-powered adventures following skateboarder Ross Bentley. The first book, Million Dollar Gift (2012), is now part of the official Junior Certificate Curriculum in the Republic of Ireland, has sold translation rights in several territories, and was nominated for the Sakura Medal Award 2015.