Lani O’Hanlon is the writer in residence at Molly Keane Writers Retreats and reader in residence with Waterford Libraries. She was shortlisted for the 2017 Hennessy New Irish Writing Award. Lani has an MA in creative writing from Lancaster University and has studied fiction with The Stinging Fly. She received a travel and training award in 2017 from the National Arts Council to complete a first novel set in Ireland and Greece.