Roddy Doyle in Conversation with Djamel White

This autumn, we're thrilled to be hosting three very special in conversation events featuring leading writers across genres. Join us for Booker-Prize winner Roddy Doyle in conversation with Booker nominated debut novelist Djamel White. 

Roddy Doyle is the author of thirteen novels, including the THE COMMITMENTS, THE SNAPPER, PADDY CLARKE HA HA HA, for which he won the Booker Prize in 1993; THE WOMAN WHO WALKED INTO DOORS, and, most recently, THE WOMEN BEHIND THE DOOR. He has also written three collections of short stories, eight books for children, the TWO PINTS series, and memoir of his parents, RORY AND ITA. He co-wrote THE SECOND HALF, with Roy Keane, and KELLIE, with Kellie Harrington.
He co-wrote the screenplay for THE COMMITMENTS, and wrote the scripts for THE SNAPPER and THE VAN. His most recent screen work was the script for ROSIE, released in 2018. His four-part TV series, FAMILY, was produced by the BBC in 1994. He has also written for stage, including the book of the Commitments musical.
He is a co-founder of Fighting Words, which was set up to help and encourage children and young people throughout Ireland to write creatively. He lives in Dublin.

Djamel White is an Irish writer from Dublin. He holds an MFA from University College Dublin and is the recipient of a Literature Bursary Award and an Agility Award from the Arts Council of Ireland. All Them Dogs is his debut novel