SCBWI Ireland

Our energetic group of members includes published and pre published writers, illustrators, and translators, both traditionally and independently published.SCBWI Ireland is for anyone who lives on the island of Ireland and writes, illustrates, or translates stories for children, ranging from picture books to novels for young adults.We also welcome visiting SCBWI members from any other region worldwide.

SCBWI Ireland events are open to anyone who writes or illustrates books for kids or teens from picture books through to YA.

Join us for an exciting session with Shirley-Anne McMillan - a YA author and the Children's Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland. Shirley-Anne's first published novel, A Good Hiding, appeared in the SCBWI Undiscovered Voices anthology in 2014 and was published in 2016. Her fourth YA novel, Grapefruit Moon, came out in 2023. All of Shirley-Anne's books are set in Northern Ireland, with themes including young LGBT expression, gender, violence, and religion. Learn what you need to write that novel