Rónán Hession is an Irish writer and musician. He has published two novels: Leonard and Hungry Paul and Panenka, which have been listed for a number of major national and international awards and have been translated into eight languages. Rónán’s story The Translator’s Funeral was longlisted for the Irish Short Story of the Year.

His album Dictionary Crimes was nominated for the Choice Music Prize for Album of the Year.

Rónán reviews fiction in translation for the Irish Times and has been a judge at both the Irish and British Book Awards.

Rónán’s third novel, Ghost Mountain, will be published in May 2024.

Image by Ger Holland.