Niamh Ní Mhaoileoin is an Irish writer living and working in Edinburgh. Her stories, essays and articles have appeared in Gutter, The New Statesman, The Millions, Sexualities and other publications. She was the winner of the inaugural PFD Queer Fiction Prize and was also shortlisted for the Women's Prize Trust Discoveries Prize in 2022 and the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize 2025. Her début literary novel, 'Ordinary Saints', was selected as a Radio 2 Bookclub Pick for 2025.
This biography was last updated on 04/15/2025.
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