Join us to learn more about Betsy's new publication Ring of Salt: A Memoir of Finding Hope and Home on the Wild Coast of Ireland.

Betsy Cornwell is a New York Times bestselling author of six novels and founder of The Old Knitting Factory, an arts residency and retreat space for single parents in Connemara. She holds an MFA in creative writing from the University of Notre Dame and a BA from Smith College, and currently teaches at the University of Galway. She serves as a mentor for the Irish Writers Centre and was the first recipient of their Blue Mountains (Australia) Residency in 2023.

Her debut memoir, Ring of Salt, was published by Avid Reader Press/Simon & Schuster (USA) and Renegade/Hachette (Ireland/UK) in 2025. She received the Markievicz Award in 2024 for her work on this project. Betsy has over a decade of experience as a writing mentor, and she helps both aspiring and professional authors at every stage of drafting, revision, and publication.

We hope you will join us for this compelling in-conversation event with Betsy. Registration is required, and address will be provided upon registration.