A former journalist who became one of Ireland’s most versatile literary voices, Lindsay J. Sedgwick is an award-winning writer across genre, mediums and audiences. Her work ranges from children’s literature to animation series, from Dublin to the world stage.
A screenwriter since the 90s, Lindsay J. Sedgwick has published eight books of fiction, non-fiction and children’s literature since 2017.
Her beloved Wulfie children’s series (Little Island Books) has delighted young readers since 2020, while her adult fiction explores the complex emotional terrain of contemporary Irish life.
Punky, the award-winning animation series she created, has been ackowledged as the first mainstream cartoon in which the man character had special needs (Down’s syndrome) and has been available in 100+ countries, with more than fve million YouTube hits.
A former Chair of the Irish Writers Union, she currently lectures in screenwriting at Maynooth University where she was Screenwriter in Residence 2016–17.
In 2026, she contributed to Faintly Falling Falling Faintly, an exhibition in London inspired by James Joyce’s The Dead, while May saw the publication of Sparks, her collaboration with Belfast artist, M. Woods Moore and her first chapbook collection of flash fiction Glimpses Beneath was published by Silver Locust Press in June.
Latest release:
“…a charming, energetic children’s novel that combines fantasy and humour with emotional depth. Highly recommended.”
An incredible story that asks and answers questions about identity and believing in yourself. It is the perfect story to read alone, read in family story-time or (and especially) for class reading in schools.
– Fallen Star Stories
When nine-year-old Maia describes her drawings, they come to life with comic and chaotic results – but could losing the family she loves be the price she has to pay? A rollercoaster ride full of surprises, with themes of identity, adoption, friendship, bullying, and the scary responsibility of a powerful magical gift.
Follow the story here on Maia’s page and on instagram
Glimpses Beneath
GLIMPSES BENEATH, a chapbook of flash fiction. (Silver Locust Press, launched in Dublin on June 15th).
Sparks
SPARKS, a collaboration of art & storytelling with Belfast artist M. Woods Moore. (Janey Mac Books, May 2026). Sparks combines Sedgwick’s short, sharp flash fictions with the beautiful, fine art drawings by Moore that inspired them.
Recent news:
CLOUDS, ABOVE, short story (creative non-fiction), published in the Citron Review spring edition 2026
AN UNLIKELY SCHOLAR, short story (creative non-fiction) published in Bó, the From The Well anthology, July 2026
RHYME & REASON: My interview by Helen Dwyer on the Dublin South FMshow. On writing, and reading from my work.
IT CAN BE NOTHING, a short story in the Journal of Expressive Writing. (Trigger warning: the story could be upsetting if you’ve ever been pysically abused.)
Guest Lecturer, Visual Storytelling for Concept Artists, Staffordshire University
Faintly Falling Falling Faintly, Finch Gallery, London Fields. Contributed two pieces of art and flash fiction to this exhibition organised by Caroline McCambridge and Belinda Worsley askign for work inspired by the last few lines of James Joyce’s story, The Dead. Performed these flash fictions at opening night soiree.
World Book Day workshop: Everyone Needs a Wulfie. Hodges Figgis, Dublin; March 5th, 2026
Discover more from Lindsay J. Sedgwick
Subscribe to get the latest posts sent to your email.
Lindsay J. Sedgwick 