Dr. Katriona O’Sullivan is a psychologist and memoirist. Her first book, Poor, debuted at #1 on the Irish Non-Fiction bestseller list. The book, a memoir of growing up in extreme poverty, describes the far-reaching impact of childhood poverty. As one of 5 children in a home shaped by heroin addiction, Katriona’s story chronicles her journey from poverty, teenage pregnancy, homelessness to graduating with a PhD from Trinity College Dublin and becoming an award-winning lecturer whose work challenges barriers to education. Poor is her stirring argument for the importance of looking out for our kids’ futures. Of giving them hope, practical support and meaningful opportunities. Her latest book, ‘Hungry’ describes her struggles with addiction and body image.

Mary O'Donnell is an Irish novelist and poet, journalist, broadcaster and teacher. She has written and published six novels, including The Elysium Testament and Where They Lie, and Sweep the Cobwebs off the Sky (Époque Press UK), ten collections of poetry (including Those April Fevers Arc UK 2015 and "Massacre of the Birds", Salmon 2020), and four volumes of short stories. She has produced many poetry collections, two of which, Reading the Sunflowers in September (1990) and Spiderwoman's Third Avenue Rhapsody (1993), earned Irish Times Literature Award nominations. Later works include September Elegies (2003), The Place of Miracles (2006) and The Ark Builders (2009).

Mary has taught creative writing at Maynooth University and has been a judge for the International IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, the Hennessy Literary Award, the Strokestown International Poetry Competition, Poetry Now and the Irish Times/Mountains to Sea Poetry Prize. Mary is a member of Aosdána.