Welcome to my website. I am an author and creative writing teacher, Pauline Clooney. The cat in the picture is Paige, I know some of you will want to know her name.

My tagline, which you will see throughout the site, ‘Born to Tell Stories’ is a quote about me by my former writing teacher and thesis supervisor, Éilís Ní Dhuibhne, who was named as Irish Laureate of Fiction in July 2025. The quote was part of the endorsement Éilís gave for my debut novel, Charlotte & Arthur, in 2021.