Aoibheann is originally from Donegal. She now lives in Galway where she performs, and writes fiction, non-fiction and the occasional poem. Her short stories have been published in The Stinging Fly, Crannog, The Incubator and other literary journals in Ireland, UK, Italy  & USA. Her work has been anthologised by New Binary Press, Arlen House, Doire (IRL), Hammond House & Pankhurst Press (UK) and Prospero (Italy). Her short stories have been longlisted for Colm Toibin 2019, shortlisted for Words on Waves 2015, Sunday Business Post/ Penguin Ireland 2018, Cúirt New Writing 2019, Wild Atlantic Words 2020, Benedict Kiely 2022 , and came second in the Maria Edgeworth and Dalkey Creates 2019. She was awarded the Tyrone Guthrie Residency by Galway City Council in 2018 and a  Literature Bursary by the Arts Council in 2022. She co-writes, produces, directs and acts in chart topping comedy Retreat! Aoibheann is currently working on her first collection of short fiction and a second series of  Retreat.