Sadhbh Devlin Author

Sadhbh Devlin is a children’s author from Co. Wicklow, Ireland and the writer of five Irish-language picture books with Futa Fata. She holds a degree in Drama and Modern Irish from Trinity College Dublin and has worked in both the Irish-language non-profit sector and television, including presenting on Cúla 4 ar Scoil for TG4 (Teilifís na Gaeilge). An active member of the Irish children’s literature community, she contributes reviews to Inis magazine and regularly leads workshops in schools, libraries, and festivals. Devlin has served as the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown (dlr) Writer in Residence (2019–2020) and as the Irish-language Writer in Residence at Dublin City University (DCU) in 2022.

Róisín Hahessy is an award-winning illustrator of over 50 books. She uses bright and playful palettes which invite children to step inside her small colourful worlds, where she hopes they can connect with her characters and through this, help them to express empathy and kindness. Originally from Ireland, she now resides in the sometimes sunny, sometimes rainy, city of Porto in Portugal with her husband and cat in a lovely little yellow house.