Originally from Dublin, Moya Roddy now lives in a small cottage on an acre of land at the edge of Connemara. Her garden is visited by lots of wildlife – badgers, foxes, hares, pheasants, shrews, kestrels and owls. The Dark Art of Darning is her second collection. Her debut collection Out of the Ordinary (Salmon 2018) was shortlisted for the Strong Shine Award.
She won a New Irish Writing Award, was highly commended at the Patrick Kavanagh Awards and shortlisted for the Hennessy Award. She’s published two novels – The Long Way Home described in the Irish Times as “simply brilliant” and A Wiser Girl (Wordsonthestreet 2020). A collection of short stories Other People (Wordsonthestreet 2010) was nominated for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award and Fire in my Head (Culture Matters) was published in 2021.
She writes for film and television and several of her screenplays have been optioned in the US and she’s worked for Channel 4, BBC, Scottish Television and RTE. She also facilitates Meditation at Brigit’s Garden.
Moya Roddy's work has been published in Across Latitude and Language by Delhi Poetry Slam, a global anthology of poets celebrating diverse voices from around the world.