Caoilinn Hughes is an award-winning Irish novelist and short story writer known for her insightful, atmospheric fiction that often explores identity, memory, and social change. Her acclaimed works include The Wild Laughter (co-winner of the Collyer Bristow Prize), Orchids (shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature’s Encore Award), and The Rapture (winner of the Books Are My Bag Readers’ Award and the An Post Irish Book of the Year). Hughes’s fiction has been widely celebrated for its lyrical style and emotional depth, appearing in major literary journals and anthologies. She also teaches creative writing and lives between Ireland and the UK.
