Andrew Meehan

Andrew Meehan’s debut novel, “One Star Awake”, was longlisted for the Desmond Elliott Prize, the UK's most prestigious award for debut novelists. It has been described by the Irish Examiner as 'mesmerising, inventive, heart-wrenching, and brilliantly realised. The most interesting debut of 2017.' His second book, “The Mystery of Love”, a unique and moving reimagining of the relationship between Oscar and Constance Wilde, was published by Head of Zeus in 2020. Forthcoming is Meehan’s third novel, “Instant Fires”, which will be published by New Island in autumn 2022.

Prior to his focus on fiction, Meehan was for many years Head of Development at the Irish Film Board. There, he nurtured numerous Irish feature-films, including the Oscar-nominated animated feature “Song of the Sea”, Lenny Abrahamson’s “What Richard Did”, and the ground-breaking comedy “Good Vibrations”. Meehan also teaches Creative Writing at the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.