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Éadaoín Lynch is an Irish poet & researcher living and working in Edinburgh.
Their debut pamphlet, Fierce Scrow, launched with Nine Pens Press in 2022. Their poetry has been shortlisted for the Jane Martin Poetry Prize and the London Magazine Poetry Prize.
In 2024, their poem ‘Brogue’ was Commended by Raymond Antrobus in the Magma Poetry Competition.
Previously lead & co-editor for the Re·creation project, they are current Research & Evaluation Manager for Scottish Book Trust, and a Trustee of the StAnza Poetry Festival.
Éadaoín has been a judge for many poetry competitions, including the Scottish Book Trust New Writers Awards in Poetry, the StAnza Poetry Slam, and, in 2024, the Edwin Morgan Poetry Award.
They also operate as a freelance writer and editor, offering mentorship, feedback, and project support.
About
Previously published in Gutter, The North Magazine, Icarus, HARTS & Minds, The Kindling, and the Fawn Press anthology Elements. Shortlisted for the Jane Martin Poetry Prize and the London Magazine Poetry Prize.
Reviews and articles in Gutter, the TLS, the Dublin Review of Books, the New Welsh Review, Women: A Cultural Review, and Ecloga: A Journal of Literature and the Arts.
Freelancing