Kevin Barry @ Writers in The Attic

Kevin Barry is the author of four novels, most recently The Heart in Winter, and three short story collections, most recently That Old Country Music. He also works as a screenwriter and a playwright. His most recent play is The Cave which was staged at the Abbey Theatre in Dublin in summer 2025. His stories and essays regularly appear in the New Yorker, Harpers, Granta and elsewhere. His work has been translated into more than thirty languages. He co-edits and publishes Winter Papers, Ireland's annual anthology for the arts. He is a member of Aosdána. Originally from Limerick city, he now lives in County Sligo.