Wendy Erskine

Ireland

Wendy Erskine is the author of the acclaimed short story collections Sweet Home and Dance Move. Her debut novel The Benefactors (2025) was longlisted for the Gordon Burn Prize and shortlisted for Best Novel at the Irish Book Awards. It was named Waterstones Best Irish Book of 2025 and is listed for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction. She lives in Belfast where she also works as a secondary school teacher.