Born in Dublin in 1969, Emma Donoghue is an Irish writer of drama, fiction and literary history. She has lived in London, Ontario since 1998. Her stage plays are I Know My Own Heart (1993), Ladies and Gentlemen (1996), Trespasses (1997) Kissing the Witch (2000, adapted from her book of stories), Don't Die Wondering (2005) and The Talk of the Town(2012). Website: http://www.emmadonoghue.com