About Stephanie

Stephanie O’Connor is an Irish writer based in Wicklow. Her most recent book is published by Haus Publishing. She won the Hubert Butler Essay Prize in 2025 and the Fish Memoir Prize in 2026, and her shorter work has appeared in anthologies including The Fish Anthology 2026 and The Heroines, Vol. 6. She has also written widely for children, including picture books and middle-grade fiction.

Matters of Life and Death

Moral Responsibility, Care, and Dignity in Dying

Haus Publishing 2026

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Writing for Adults

ESSAYS – MEMOIR – FICTION

Explore Stephanie’s essays, memoir and short fiction.

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Children's Books

PICTURE BOOKS – STORIES – FICTION

Discover children’s books with themes to help inspire curiosity, kindness, and imagination.