Ep. 90: Author Lisa Harding: Voice, identity, belonging

In this episode of the podcast, Jenny chats to the author of three acclaimed novels, Lisa Harding. Her first book, Harvesting, about two young girls who find themselves victims of sex trafficking, won the Kate O’Brien Award for Irish fiction. It was called a “fierce and heartbreaking accomplishment” by The Irish Times. Her second novel, Bright Burning Things, was nominated for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year. Her most recent book, The Wildelings, explores the issues of co-dependency and manipulation in a Dublin university and was chosen as one of the best books of the year by The Irish Examiner. Lisa joined staff and students at SETU for a Creative Writing workshop that focused on voice, identity and belonging, and talks on the podcast about her interest in complex characters, the impact of Covid on her career and the process of “messy” writing. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.