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About Orna Ross

Orna Ross is a novelist, poet with a research interest in creativity and creative practice. An international bestseller, her writing awards include the Goethe Grand Prize for Historical Fiction and the Gold Literary Titan award for poetry, and she was named one of the “Top 100 People in Publishing” (The Bookseller) for her work with ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors.

Born and raised in Wexford, in the south-east of Ireland, she now lives in St Leonard's on Sea, in the south-east of England, within working reach of London. Browse and buy her books at OrnaRoss.com/Books

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Contact

For book related queries, contact Shanaya Wagh, Publications Manager: publications@ornaross.com

All other enquiries, contact the team: info@ornaross.com

Fiction

A Life Before

Coming of age story of Maud Gonne and WB Yeats, as narrated by Rosy Cross, ‘the oldest woman in Ireland' .

Media Kit

Poetry

A Crowd of Stars

WB Yeats love poems to Maud Gonne with commentary by the muse

Media Kit

More Media Kits:

The Light of Love: Media Kit

Awards & Accolades

Awards

Books

International Firebird Book Award, 2024 

 Blue Mercy
BookFest Book Award Winner, 2024 Circle of Life
Global Book Awards, 2024 After the Rising & Before the Fall
The Wishing Shelf Book Awards, 2024 Circle of Life
Indies Today Award, 2023 Circle of Life
Gold Literary Titan Winner, 2022 Allowing Now
Silver Literary Titan Award, 2021 After the Rising & Before the Fall
BRAG Gold Medallion Award, 2021 Blue Mercy
BRAG Gold Medallion Award, 2021 After The Rising
Firebird Book Awards, 2021 Allowing Now
Goethe Grand Prize, 2021

After the Rising 
American Fiction Awards, 2021 After the Rising & Before the Fall
Book Excellence Awards, 2021 Blue Mercy
CAP Carousel Award Her Secret Rose