Bridget is a novelist, prize winning short story writer and creative writing lecturer who has taught on undergraduate courses and in adult education. She has also been Writer in Residence at a community centre for the unemployed and low waged.

Praise for BACK TO CREATIVE WRITING SCHOOL

“An indispensable tool for anyone wanting to write fiction...”
Sarah Rayner, bestselling author of One Moment, One Morning new book

"It really feels as though you have the best kind of supportive teacher by your side" Kate Harrison, author of The Secret Shopper, Boot Camp and The 5:2 Diet Book

"It's more than a writer's handbook - it's a book which anyone could read and if they did they would probably find their pleasure in words and the world heightened.”
Lizzie Enfield, author of What You Don’t Know and Uncoupled new book

"This fantastic, down to earth, imaginative and brilliantly organised programme of exercises and explanations will give enormous inspiration to anyone who has ever wondered about whether they could write."
Julia Crouch, author of Cuckoo

A GOOD CONFESSION is set in 1960s London and Ireland and tells the story love growing between a priest and a young mother.

Praise for A GOOD CONFESSION

Bridget Whelan writes in the great Irish tradition of storytelling. A Good Confession is an unputdownable, compelling love story about the conflict between passion and duty. Daily Mirror columnist Miriam Stoppard

…A moving, humorous and subtle book whose central theme has struck a chord with many readers. The Irish World

...Whelan has created a richly textured plot with pathos, humor and charm, flawed but likable characters, and an ending that, though not exactly happy, is at least satisfying. An excellent read…. Booklist USA