Nell Regan is an internationally renowned Irish based poet and non fiction writer. Regan was born in London in 1969 but grew up in Dublin, Ireland. She was educated in University College Dublin, Lancaster University and Goldsmiths, University of London. She is a graduate of The Poets’ House, Donegal. Regan has worked as a documentary researcher. She teaches in Dublin. In 2013 Regan was made artistic director of the West Cork Literary Festival.
In 2011, she participated in the International Writing Program Fall Residency at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, IA.