Myra Zepf
Myra Zepf (2017-19)
Myra Zepf is the first ever Children's Writing Fellow for Northern Ireland. Her picture book Don't Go to School!, first published in Irish, was nominated for the Children's Book of the Year in Ireland. She has also written historical fiction – Tubaiste ar an Titanic and Lá Leis na Lochlannaigh. She was three times nominated for the Reics Carló Book of the Year Award.
During the Fellowship Myra has made it her mission to get young people excited about reading, and telling their own stories, in their own words. There have been over 100 events all across the country, including the publication of 'Heartlands', a poetry anthology by students from 10 schools, published in partnership with Mid Uster Council.
Myra was one of the writers who invited us into their writing room during the lockdown of Spring/Summer 2020. For more insights, have a look in our Writers' Rooms...
Myra Zepf
With a house full of musicians, chefs, nerf-blasters, and rocket engineers, our former Children's Writing Fellow Myra Zepf invites us into the sanctuary of her writing room, where genies await (in some form or other).
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