Rónán Hession

Rónán Hession is an Irish writer and musician based in Dublin. His debut, Leonard and Hungry Paul was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish novel of the year, the An Post Book Awards, the British Book Awards, the Books Are My Bags Awards, the Dalky Literary Prize and the McKitterick Prize. It was also selected by Dublin City Council as the 2021 One Dublin One Book. The Sunday Times chose it as of the 50 Great Irish Novels of the 21st Century.

Rónán’s second novel Panenka was short listed for novel of the year at the An Post Irish Book Awards and for the Books Are My Bag Awards.
He has been a judge for the An Post Irish Book Awards , the McKitterick Prize and the British Book Awards. He also reviews fiction in translation for The Irish Times.