Derbhile Dromey is a freelance writer, originally from Clonmel. Co Tipperary, but now living in Waterford. She holds a BA in English and History and an MA in Journalism. Her work has appeared in the Irish Independent, Irish Examiner and numerous trade magazines. Five essays about her life as a visually impaired person were broadcast on Lyric FM's Quiet Quarter slot and one of them found its way into a book called The Quiet Quarter, Ten Years of Great Irish Writing. (New Island). She was shortlisted in the 2011 West Cork Literary Festival Short Story Competition and her work will be featured in an anthology, From the Well. She is getting married this year. When she isn’t writing, she worships at the altar of music, eats and drinks well, walks on the beach and does silly voices. Her debut novel 'The Pink Cage' was published in June 2011. 

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Twitter: @writerlyderv and @thepinkcage

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Wordpress blog: writerlyderv.wordpress.com