Irish SciFi and Fantasy Authors

Freddie Alexander is a writer and solicitor from Dublin

Sheila Armstrong is a writer from Sligo in the north-west of Ireland.

Mary Arrigan is an Irish author and illustrator of children's books from County Kildare.

Tommy Arrigan is an Irish author based in Dublin.

Eilís Barrett is a young writer from Galway, Ireland

Kevin Barry is an author from Co. Limerick who now lives in Sligo

Jon Berkeley is an Irish illustrator, author and caricaturist. He was born in Dublin

Sin Blaché is an author and musician living in the northwest of Ireland

Niall Bourke is an award winning writer an educator, originally from Ireland but based in South East London.

K Anderson Brady is an author from Dublin writing in the Fantasy genre

Andrew Brehony is an Irish horror author from Ballymote, Co. Sligo

James Herbert Brennan (5 July 1940 - 1 January 2024) was an Irish lecturer and the author of over 100 fiction and non-fiction books for adults, teens and children, as well as several role-playing games.

Peter Brennan is an Irish scientist and author from Dublin, Ireland.

Sarah Rees Brennan is a fantasy author who lives in Dublin.

Ellen Brickley is a novelist and essayist from Dublin.

John De Burca is an Irish fantasy author from Galway

Caroline Busher is writer from Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.

Sean Butler is an Irish author of literary speculative fiction, living in Cork

Ryan Cahill is a fantasy author from Ireland who now lives in New Zealand

Susan Cahill is a fantasy author originally from West Cork, Ireland.

Kate Callaghan is a fantasy author currently living in Dublin.

Tina Callaghan is a horror and dark fantasy author from Co Wexford.

Triona Campbell is writer and producer from Dublin

Eibhlís Carcione is an Irish author from Cork known for her work in children's and fantasy literature.

Garrett Carr is a writer from Donegal, in the North West of Ireland

Michael Carroll is a writer of comics, novels and short stories from Dublin.

Paul Carroll is an Irish author from Dublin.

Jan Carson is a writer from Northern Ireland

Kat Chant is an author born in Australia who now lives in central Ireland

Oonagh Charleton is an author born in Dublin and living in Sligo

Amy Clarkin is a writer from Dublin

Eoin Colfer is a childrens author who was born and raised in Wexford, Ireland

Marita Conlon-McKenna is a fantasy writer who lives in Dublin, Ireland

John Connolly is an Irish writer from Dublin, Ireland

Susan Connolly is a science fiction author from Ireland.

Helen Corcoran is a writer and former bookseller living in Dublin, Ireland.

Robert Cullen is an Emmy nominated director, writer and illustrator from Dublin

Kim Curran is a fantasy author from Ireland who now lives in London

Stephen Daly is a writer from a working-class community in Northern Ireland

Sarah Davis-Goff is an author and co-founder of Tramp press, currently living in Dublin

Gethan Dick was born in Belfast, Antrim and grew up in Co. Sligo in the West of Ireland

Colm Dodd is an engineer by day and a writer by night, originally from Bray in Co. Wicklow and now living in Wexford

Kat Dodd is a fantasy author originally from Arkansas, now living in Wexford.

Laurence Donaghy is a fantasy author from Belfast, County Antrim.

Eóin Dooley (he/him) is a writer from central Ireland, and a member of SFWA and BFS

Catherine Doyle is a writer from the West of Ireland

Oran Doyle is a children's fiction writer living in Dublin

Diane Duane is a writer of science fiction and fantasy who lives in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Helena Duggan is a writer from Kilkenny, Ireland.

Brían Dungan is the author of the Wintour’s Game series of books. He lives in North Dublin with his wife, family and rescue dog, Joey.

Alex Dunne is an Irish author of children's novels now living in Toronto.

Edward Plunkett, 18th Baron of Dunsany, was an Irish writer and dramatist, a pioneer of modern fantasy literature.

Anise Eden is a n author originally from the US, now living in Ireland.

Ruth Ennis (she/they) is a writer from Kildare.

Tracy Fahey is an Irish author specialising in reimagined folklore and female Gothic literature, based in Sixmilebridge, County Clare.

Helen Falconer was a writer from England who settled in Mayo. She sadly passed away in February 2025

Kieran Fanning is a primary school teacher and author from County Meath

J. S. Le Fanu was an Irish writer known for Gothic and Paranormal fiction.

Tanya Farrelly is an Irish author of short fiction and novels

Jack Fennell is a writer and researcher who teaches at the University of Limerick, Ireland.

K.A. Finn is an Irish author based in Meath .

Eilish Fisher is a writer from Vermont who now lives in Wicklow, Ireland

Marie-Louise Fitzpatrick is a fantasy writer and illustrator who lives in Dublin, Ireland

Louise Flanagan is an Irish author from County Donegal.

Patricia Forde lives in Galway, in the west of Ireland.

Conor Forrest is a children's fantasy author from Co. Kildare

Moïra Fowley-Doyle is an author, artist and tarot reader who lives in Dublin

Ronald Geobey is a fantasy author based in Monaghan

David Green is a neurodivergent author originally from the North of England, who lives Galway

Meg Grehan is an Irish author living in Donegal, Ireland.

Sarah Maria Griffin is an Irish writer and poet, podcaster.

Rachel Handley is short fiction writer and professor at University College Dublin.

A A Hanlon is a fantasy author living in County Meath

Gareth lives is a writer and game designer from Cork

Harry Harrison was an American science fiction author known for his satirical and action-packed novels.

L M Hatchell is an accountant and fantasy author from Dublin, Ireland

Alan James 'A. J.' Healy is an Irish author of children's books, from Dublin

John Hearne is an Irish writer from Wexford

Shane Hegarty is an author of children's science fiction, fantasy and horror from Skerries in Co. Dublin.

Fiona 'F.E.' Higgins is an Irish children's author from Wicklow

PJ Holden is a Belfast, Antrim based comic artist best known for his work for Judge Dredd for 2000AD.

Lexie Janson is a fantasy author from Poland, currently living in Dublin, Ireland.

Rosemary Jenkinson is an Irish poet, playwright, and short story writer from Belfast

Neil Patrick Jordan (born 25 February 1950) is an Irish filmmaker and writer from County Sligo.

Darren Joy is an Irish author from the Southwest of Ireland

Paul Kearney is a science fiction author from Ballymena, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Derek Keilty is a children’s author from Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

Axel Kelly is an author originally from Cork, living in Dublin.

R B Kelly is a science-fiction author from Belfast, Antrim

Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer who hails from Newbridge in County Kildare.

Laura Keohane is a children's fantasy author from Co. Clare who writes middle-grade adventures rooted in Irish folklore.

Rachel Chivers Khoo is a children's writer and author from Belfast, Antrim

Mark Kielty is an author originally from Dublin.

Caitlín Rebekah Kiernan is a paleontologist and writer of science fiction, and dark fantasy, born in Dublin and raised in rural Alabama

Celine Kiernan is an Irish author of fantasy novels for young adults

Dara Kiernan is a leadership consultant and author living in Wexford

Conor Kostick is a historian and writer living in Dublin.

Clara Kumagai is an author born in Canada and raised in Cork, who now lives in Dundalk, Co. Louth.

Katherine Kurtz is an american writer who lived for over 20 years in Ireland

Derek Landy is an author of YA who lives near Dublin

J M Lane is a fantasy author originally from Ennis, Co. Clare, who now lives in Co Sligo

Róisín Lanigan is a writer and editor from Belfast, Antrim

Shauna Lawless is a fantasy author from Co. Down.

Cethan is an author and filmmaker from Cork

Byddi Lee is an author from Armagh, Northern Ireland

Eddie Lenihan is an Irish author and one of Ireland's last practising seanchaithe.

C. S. Lewis was a British-Irish writer known for The Chronicles of Narnia.

Ruth Frances Long is a Dublin born fantasy author who writes in the fantasy and romance genres.

Patricia Lynch was a prolific Irish children's author known for blending rural life with fantasy.

Paul Lynch is an acclaimed fiction and fantasy author born in Limerick, who now lives in Dublin

Gary Martin is a fantasy author from Dublin

Susan Maxwell is a fantasy author from Ireland.

Anna D McCabe is an Irish author of science fiction and fantasy novels, from the west of Ireland

Anne McCaffrey (1926-2011) was an American-Irish writer best known for the Dragonriders of Pern series.

Mike McCormack is an Irish novelist and short-story writer.

Ian McDonald was born in 1960, in Manchester, to a Scottish father and Irish mother. He moved to Belfast, Antrim when he was five and has lived there ever since

Caimh McDonnell is a writer born in Limerick and raised in Dublin.

Eve McDonnell is a writer from Wexford, Ireland

Meabh McDonnell is an Irish author, editor and bookseller based in Galway.

Nigel McDowell grew up in County Fermanagh, rural Northern Ireland

Erika McGann grew up in Drogheda, County Louth, and now lives in Dublin

Oisín McGann is a writer and illustrator fron Dublin

Maura McHugh is a writer living in Galway, Ireland.

Adrian McKinty is a Northern Irish writer of crime and mystery novels and young adult fiction, from Belfast, Antrim, Northern Ireland

O R Melling is a writer of fantasy novels, mostly for children and young adults, born in Co. Wicklow

Kel Menton is a non-binary writer from Ireland

Geraldine Mills is a writer from Co. Galway

Ger Moane is a psychologist, writer and shamanic practitioner from Dublin

Gary Moloney is a comic writer from Cork, Ireland, and co-founder of the Limit Break Comics collective.

Kevin Moran is an irish author and teacher from Castlebar, County Mayo

Peter Morwood (20 October 1956 - 9 May 2025) was an Irish novelist and screenwriter.

Catie E. Murphy is an American-born author, based in Ireland

Gerard Murphy is an Irish author of science fiction and fantasy from Trim, Co. Meath

Elizabeth Rose Murray is a writer who lives in West Cork, Ireland.

Kathleen Murray was born in Carlow and was educated at Trinity College, Dublin.

Flann O'Brien was an Irish novelist and playwright known for his wit.

Tom O'Connell is a science fiction and fantasy author from Galway in the west of Ireland.

Clara O'Connor is a writer from the west of Ireland

Leeanne O'Donnell is an Irish author and psychotherapist living in the south west of Ireland

Paraic O’Donnell is a novelist, essayist and critic who lives in Co Wicklow, Ireland

Caroline O'Donoghue is a writer from Cork, Ireland

Rohan O’Duill is an author from County Wicklow

Peadar O'Guilín is an author of YA fantasy who grew up in the northwest of Ireland

Sinead O'Hart is an author of fantasy childrens books who lives in County Meath.

Aislinn O'Loughlin is an Irish author who grew up in Dublin

David O’Mahony is a horror and dark fantasy writer from Cork, Ireland

Louise O'Neill is an Irish author who writes primarily for young adults. She was born and grew up in Clonakilty, in West Cork, Ireland

Gillian O'Rourke is a fantasy author living in Co. Kildare

Colm O'Shea is a writer based in New York, originally from Cork.

Pat O'Shea was an Irish children's fiction writer born in Galway

Ann Marie O'Sullivan is a Cork writer and freelance journalist.

Clíodhna O'Sullivan is a writer based in Co. Louth, Ireland

Nina Oram is a Dark Fantasy and Folk Horror author, originally from southern England, now living in County Sligo

Charlie Pike is an Irish author from based in Co. Wicklow

Sibéal Pounder is a children's author from Dublin, Ireland.

Robert J Power is a fantasy author living in Wexford

Nigel Quinlan is an Irish writer born in Limerick

Frances Quinn is a writer from Dublin, Ireland.

Ila Quinn was born in Dublin and now lives in Wexford

Sue Rainsford is a fiction writer from Dublin, Ireland.

Dixon Reuel is a horror author from Dublin

Charlotte Riddell (September 1832 - September 1906) was an Irish author known for her works in the fantasy and horror genres.

Dave Rudden is a fantasy writer from Dublin

Ellen Ryan is a writer and journalist from county Wicklow.

Michael Scott is an Irish author known for his work in fantasy and folklore.

Darren Shan is an Irish writer of horror fiction who lives in Limerick

Neil Sharpson is an author who lives in Dublin

A M Shine is a horror author from Co. Galway

Paul Anthony Shortt is a fantasy and paranormal author from Bray in Co Wicklow.

Laura-Louise Slattery is an Irish writer of Scifi

Courtney Smyth is a writer currently living and writing in the West of Ireland

Bram Stoker was an Irish novelist best known for Dracula.

Deirdre Sullivan is a writer and teacher from Galway

Jonathan Swift (1667-1745) was an Anglo-Irish satirist, essayist, political pamphleteer, poet, and cleric.

Leyla Telli is an author originally from Germany, now based in Galway.

Brogan Thomas is an independent author of urban-fantasy and Paranormal-suspense novels who lives in Sligo.

Kate Thompson was born in Yorkshire, and lives in Co. Clare in Ireland

Sam Thompson is a fantasy author who lives in Belfast, Antrim

Maria Tureaud hails from the Wild Atlantic Way on the west coast of Ireland

Mervyn Wall was an Irish satirical fantasy writer from Dublin.

Mary Watson is a fantasy author from Capetown, South Africa who now lives in Galway

Gerard Whelan is an SF author from Enniscorthy, County Wexford

James White (7 April 1928 - 23 August 1999) was a Northern Irish science fiction author, best known for his Sector General series of stories.

Leonard Wibberley was an Irish author known for The Mouse That Roared.

Oscar Wilde (16 October 1854 - 30 November 1900) was an Irish author, poet, and playwright.

Aisling Wilder is a fantasy writer from Connemara, Co. Galway, on the west coast of Ireland

Kate Winter is a journalist, novelist and storyteller from Sligo

Evie Woods is an author from Galway

Megan is a writer and fully qualified teacher living in Dublin

W. B. Yeats was an Irish poet, dramatist, and writer.

Jo Zebedee is a Northern Irish science fiction and fantasy writer, based in Carrickfergus near Belfast, Antrim.