I AM AN AUTHOR.

For 15 years I worked on the sports desks of national newspapers and was also an award-winning music reviewer. At one stage, back in 2010 - 2011, I used to write one of those cheesy celebrity two-page spread columns in a Sunday tabloid. I tried to write a novel while I was a journalist… but it wasn’t easy. When I did finally hang up my dictaphone in 2015, I fell into line in terms of disciplining myself and – six months later – I managed to finish my debut novel. I signed a three-book publishing deal off the back of that manuscript and have since sold over 500,000 novels globally, and been a number one bestselling author in Ireland, the UK, Canada, and Australia. In 2025, I signed what was believed to be the largest publishing deal ever signed by an Irish author for a single format of a single novel.

I AM A SCREENWRITER.

I am currently working with some major names on a screenplay that is making great headway in the television industry. That project is based on one of my books, and has just attached arguably the greatest TV director in Britain. The show is currently being discussed by major commissioners and is slated to be produced in 2027.

I AM A LECTURER AND PUBLIC SPEAKER.

I have taught Creative Writing at Coventry University, at Rathmines College in Dublin, and at Camphill Grammar school (one of the top one per cent of schools in the UK they tell me). I am a fully qualified teacher and public speaker and began guest lecturing in media ownership and creative writing as far back as 2006 while I was a full-time journalist. I have been a public speaker on Creative Writing, Screenplay Writing, and How News Media Operates. Please contact my agent at: Joanna@HardmanSwainson.com for more information.