Kit de Waal is the author of the novels, MY NAME IS LEON, which was shortlisted for the Costa First Book Award and won the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, and THE TRICK TO TIME, which was longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and a short story collection, SUPPORTING CAST. She is also editor of the COMMON PEOPLE anthology and co-founder of the Big Book Weekend festival.

Half Day Masterclass - Fri, 9am - 12:30pm

MY NAME IS LEON is being adapted as a one-hour film for BBC1.

At the end of the class, you will leave with a new, fully fleshed out character profile or given new life to an existing one.

All events or shows will be filmed or photographed. Buying a ticket affirms your consent to the filming, sound recording or photographing of yourself as a member of the audience. Photography and recordings are strictly forbidden without the permission of the Listowel Writers' Week Literary Festival Management.