Baker, Keith novelist
Bannister, Ivy short-story writer, autobiographer, playwright & poet
Banville, John novelist & playwright
Banville, Vincent novelist & playwright
Bardwell, Leland poet, dramatist, novelist
Barrett, Anne screenwriter, playwright
Barry, Kevin short story writer
Barry, Sebastian dramatist, poet, novelist
Bateman, Colin novelist
Beckett, Mary novelist, short story and children’s writer
Beckett, Samuel poet, dramatist , novelist and critic
Behan, Brendan poet, short story writer, dramatist & essayist
Beirne, Gerard poet, novelist & short story writer
Bennett, Ronan novelist & scriptwriter
Berkeley, Sara poet, short story writer & novelist
*Bhatt, Sujata poet
Binchy, Chris novelist
Binchy, Dan novelist
Binchy, Maeve novelist & short story writer
Boland, Eavan poet, critic
Boland, Rosita poet, travel writer
Bolger, Dermot poet, novelist, dramatist
Boran, Pat poet, short story writer
Bourke, Angela short story writer
Bourke, Eva poet
Boyne, John novelist & short story writer
Bowen, Elizabeth novelist & short story writer
Boylan, Clare short story writer & novelist
Breathnach, Colm file
Breathnach, Pádraic géarscéalaí &
úrscéalaí
Branley, Mary poet
Brennan, Deirdre file/poet
Brennan, Joe playwright and storyteller
Brennan, Jimmy novelist, short story writer, screen writer and
poet
Brennan, Maeve short story writer
Brennan, Rory poet
Brett, Heather poet
Broderick, John novelist & critic
Broderick, Sonja poet
Brophy, Catherine novelist and script writer
Broe, Christine poet
Brown, Christy autobiographer, novelist & poet
*Browne, Corinne novelist, non-fiction writer
Bryce, Colette poet
Burnside, Sam poet
Bushe, Paddy poet
Butler, Hubert essayist
Byrne, Mairead poet
Byron, Catherine poet
*listed because of strong association with Ireland