Patrick Osborne

Patrick is a Dublin born author, playwright & screenwriter. His debut novel, Baxter’s Boys was published in 2020 and was likened to Roddy Doyle’s Barrytown trilogy by the Irish Independent. The film rights have since been optioned. His second novel, When Your Number’s Up is a darkly comic tale set in Dublin and was published in 2023. Both books made the top #5 in the Amazon bestsellers list for the UK & Ireland in 2023. Patrick was selected by the Irish Writers’ Centre in 2022 for their Mentorship programme. He has been a guest speaker at a number of literary events including the Liverpool Writing On The Wall festival & the Dingle Literary festival (2022). He was also a guest speaker at the Dublin International Literary Festival (2023).