* Padel, Ruth poet & non-fiction
writer
David Park novelist
Stewart Parker playwright
Parsons, Julie novelist
Patterson, Glenn novelist
Payne, Basil poet & playwright
Perry, Paul poet
Phelan, Tom novelist
Plunkett, James short story
writer, novelist, film script writer & essayist
Power, Suzanne novelist
Prunty, Morag novelist
Purcell, Deirdre novelist
*listed because of strong association with Ireland