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About Orna Ross
Orna Ross is an award-winning Irish novelist and poet whose books explore creative expansion and the rebalance of male and female forces.
An international bestseller, her writing awards include the Goethe Grand Prize for Historical Fiction and the Gold Literary Titan award for poetry, and she has been named one of the Top 100 People in Publishing for her work with ALLi, the Alliance of Independent Authors.
She was born and raised in Wexford, in the south-east of Ireland, and now lives in St Leonard's on Sea, in the south-east of England, within working reach of London. Her motto is: “When in doubt, be braver.” Find out more at OrnaRoss.com/about
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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.
Latest Books: Poetry
- Most Recent: Crowd of Stars: Ornaross.com/product/a-crowd-of-stars/
- Upcoming: The Milky Ways: Ornaross.com/product/the-milky-ways/
Non-Fiction
- Creative Self-Publishing: See the Self-Publishing Advice Center Shop: SelfPublishingAdvice.org/Creative
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
- CAP Carousel Award, 2016
- Goethe Book Award Grand Prize, 2021
- Book Excellence Award, 2021
- American Fiction Award, 2021
- BRAG Gold Medallion, 2021
- Firebird Award-Winning Poet, 2021
- Literary Titan Silver Award Winner, 2021
- Gold Literary Titan Winner, 2022
- BookFest Book Award Winner, 2024
- International Firebird Book Award, 2024
Downloads & Links
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Author Interviews and Q&A
BBC Radio: Publishing Scams
Irish Independent: I'm almost 50
Publications
FICTION
Gonne-Yeats Series
- A Life Before
- 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
Inspirational Poetry:
- First Flush
- Keepers
- Allowing Now
12 Poems to Inspire: Gift Books
- Bright Star
- Night Light As It Rises
- The Light of Love
- Circle of Life
- The Milky Ways
NON-FICTION
Go Creative!
- Beyond the Law of Attraction
- F-R-E-E-Writing Notebook
- Creative Planning Workbook for Authors & Poets
- Monthly Mapping for Authors & Poets
- Quarterly Review & Forecast for Authors & Poets