Colm Keegan is a writer and poet from Dublin. His poetry collections Don't Go There and Randomer (Salmon Poetry) have received critical acclaim. He recently created Ireland Is and Every Blooming Thing, two spoken word roadshows which toured nationwide.

His plays include For Saoirse (shortlisted for the Fishamble New Writing Award) and Something Worth Saying, commissioned by the Abbey Theatre and described as “exquisite and devastating” by Emer O’Kelly. His next play, written with the LBS Men’s Shed, What are We Waiting For?, premiered at Dublin Fringe 2025 and won a Socially Engaged Arts Award, one of the Judges' Choice Awards  "...chosen by the judging panel to honour things that defy categorisation but must be recognised for their brilliance." 

He is an accomplished mentor and facilitator, having developed numerous creative writing projects across Ireland, including the award-winning Writing Home initiative. He was a co-founder of Lingo, Ireland’s first spoken word festival, developed Screenshot, a script development initiative with National Talent Academies and has held residencies at the LexIcon library and Maynooth University. He also currently coordinates Deadly Poets Society, a poetry-academic exchange between Ireland and Australia.