Kerri ni Dochartaigh

Kerri ni Dochartaigh – Author/Writer in residence Episode 18, ULYSSES European Odyssey

Kerri ní Dochartaigh is a Northern Irish mother, writer and grower, known for her nature writings. Her work explores ideas of emergency, inter-connectedness and ecologies of care. Her first book, Thin Places, was published by Canongate in Spring 2021, for which she was awarded the Butler Literary Award 2022, and highly commended for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2021. Cacophony of Bone was published by Canongate in May 2023 and was longlisted for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing 2023. Kerri will be writer in residence for the Donegal/Derry Episode 18 (13-16 June), and her writing at this will be used in the ULYSSES European Odyssey Book.