Sheelagh is a visually impaired author based in the UK who has been writing since she could hold a pen. A retired vicar with more in common with The Vicar of Dibley than Grantchaster. In-Between Girl, the first book in The Birchwood Inheritance, was a shortlisted fanalist for the 2026 Rubery International Book Awards... Book 2 – The Lost Daughter was published in July 2026. Book 3 of the series will be published in Spring 2027.
Sheelagh is a member of the groundbreaking Resolute Books. A writer’s collective of poets and award-winning authors of all genres and she is amember of the Society of Authors with Disabilities & Chronic Illness (Sof A GB). She contributes to the Association of Christian Writers GB, acclaimed More Than Writers and the US Wild Ink Publishing blogs. Her novels weave together suspenseful plots, exploring how people find their inner worth and place in the world. She freelances for radio, magazines, and anthologies across a wide range of genres. When not writing, she loves being taken for a walk by her black Labrador, playing chess, quilting, and travelling. FUN FACT*:* If her name or face rings a bell, it might be because she appeared on BBC’s Children in Need DIYSOS Big Build in 2019 when the Parish Centre of the Blackburn church she was Vicar of was converted into accommodation for a local homeless charity. She also appeared on local radio and Good Morning Britain.
