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About Orna Ross
Orna Ross is a novelist, poet and creative practitioner. 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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Upcoming Books:
Fiction
A Life Before
Coming of age story of Maud Gonne and WB Yeats, as narrated by “the oldest woman in Ireland”, Rosy Cross.
Poetry
Crowd of Stars
WB Yeats Love Poems to Maud Gonne with Commentary from the Muse
International Bestseller
Orna Ross's books have sold throughout the world in English.
Sales map from Kobo Writing Life, showing English language book sales from all over the world, including Bolivia, Mauritius and Papua New Guinea
Recent Accolades
Awards |
Books |
| International Firebird Book Award, 2024 | Blue Mercy |
| Global Book Awards | After the Rising & Before the Fall |
| BookFest Book Award Winner, 2024 | Circle of Life |
| Gold Literary Titan Winner, 2022 | Allowing Now |
| Literary Titan Silver Award Winner, 2021 | After The Rising & Before The Fall |
| Firebird Award-Winning Poet, 2021 | Allowing Now |
| BRAG Gold Medallion, 2021 | Blue Mercy ; After the Rising |
| American Fiction Award, 2021 | After The Rising & Before The Fall |
| Book Excellence Award, 2021 | Blue Mercy |
| Goethe Book Award Grand Prize, 2021 | After the Rising & Before the Fall |
| CAP Carousel Award, 2016 | Her Secret Rose |
Downloads & Links
Author Pic:
Download the Author Photo Here
Author Interviews and Q&A
BBC Radio: Publishing Scams
Irish Independent: I'm almost 50
Author Q&A: Ornaross.com/orna-ross-author-qa/
Orna Ross: Contact Details
- General Team: info@ornaross.com
- Publications Manager Shanaya Wagh: publications@ornaross.com
- Website: OrnaRoss.com
- Shop: OrnaRoss.com/Shop
- Blog: OrnaRoss.com/Blog
- Instagram: @OrnaRoss.Author
- Facebook: Facebook.com/OrnaRossAuthor
Publications
FICTION
Gonne-Yeats Series
- A Life Before: Ornaross.com/a-life-before-media-kit
- The Holy Tree
- Her Secret Rose
The Irish Trilogy:
- After The Rising
- Before The Fall
- In The Hour
Standalone Titles:
- Blue Mercy
POETRY
Standalone:
- Crowd of Stars: Ornaross.com/crowd-of-stars-media-kit
Inspirational Poetry:
- First Flush
- Keepers
- Allowing Now
12 Poems to Inspire: Gift Books
- Bright Star
- Night Light As It Rises
- The Light of Love: Ornaross.com/light-of-love-media-kit
- Circle of Life
- Breaking Light
- Poetry of Light Bundle: Ornaross.com/poetry-of-light-media-kit