Serena Molloy was born in Wexford, Ireland, and is an English teacher who has taught in different schools across the U.K. Having struggled with dyslexia as a child, her novels are a celebration of neurodiversity, empathy and the power to change. Her work has been long and shortlisted for multiple prizes, and she is a winner of the Eilís Dillon Award.
FESTiVAL EVENTS
Ideas, Ideas Everywhere!
9+ years | €9/€3
4pm | Pugin Hall
Author Serena Molloy talks about where her ideas come from, how she shapes them into stories and her path to becoming an author. This session will interest budding young writers and book lovers who are interested in what life as a writer is really like.
Children must be accompanied by an adult, tickets are required for children and adults.
The Song of the Trees
9+ years | €10
1pm | LCA Gallery Café
A micro-poetry writing workshop inspired by the sounds and the beauty of trees. Participants will create, share and decorate their own unique haiku poems.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.
RECENT AWARDS:
Winner of the Eilís Dillon Award KPMG Children’s Books Ireland, May 2024.
Shortlisted for The week, Junior Book Awards, September 2024.
Sunday Times’ Children’s Boo of the Week, March 2023.
Eason Bookshop’s Children’s Book of the Month, April 2023.