Nell Regan

Nell Regan is an internationally renowned Irish based poet and non fiction writer.

Life Regan was born in London in 1969 but grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated in University College Dublin, Lancaster University and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a graduate of The Poets’ House, Donegal. Regan has worked as a documentary researcher. She teaches in Dublin. In 2013 Regan was made artistic director of the West Cork Literary Festival.

In 2011, she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.

Awards 2007 Dublin City Council Bursary for Literature 2010 Arts Council An Chomhairle Ealaíon Literature Bursary

Themes Regan's poetry draws from the issues she is interested in, like history, culture and nature and she has been commissioned by organisations like Cork County Council's Fort Camden Commission.