Bere Island Writing Retreats Poetry Competition Judge

Born in Cork, Theo Dorgan has just published his second novel, CAMARADE, with Mercier Press. He is an award-winning poet, novelist, documentary screenwriter, translator, essayist and editor, with ten collections of poetry published; the most recent, ONCE WAS A BOY, received the accolade of One City, One Book 2024 in his native city. Among his translations are three volumes from the French of Syrian poet, Maram al Masri and a translation into Irish of GYPSY BALLADS by Federico García Lorca, BAILÉID GIOFÓGACHA. He devised and co-edited AN LEABHAR MÓR/THE GREAT BOOK OF IRELAND. He scripted and presented the multi-award-winning Alan Gilsenan documentary for TG4, AN BUACHAILL GEALGHÁIREACH/THE LAUGHING BOY. Many of his poems have been set to music, and two of his long poems, SAPPHO'S DAUGHTER and ÉRIU & AMERGIN, have been performed to music by Colm Mac Con Iomaire. Translations of his work in book form have been published in Greek, Italian and French. He is a member of Aosdána.