Theresa Ryder is an Irish writer of prose, poetry, memoir and plays. Her work is widely published and performed. She grew up in London and relocated to Kinnegad, her mother’s hometown, in 1991. She holds an M.A in Classics and a teaching degree from Maynooth University.

She is recipient of the Molly Keane Creative Writing Award, Bealtaine Emerging Artist 2024, and an English Literature Bursary from the Arts Council of Ireland. She was selected for the Irish Writers Centre Northern Soul Roadshow, which is an ongoing collaboration of 20 Irish writers who aim to promote the arts across borders.

She holds professional membership of the Irish Writers Centre, Irish Writers Union, and Irish PEN/PEN na hÉireann. Her memoir of her years as gatehouse tenant and P.A. to the late author J.P. Donleavy is to be published early next year.