Rosa Thomas is a writer based in Dublin and New York. Her poetry has been published in The Stinging Fly, Howl New Irish Writing, Frustrated Writers and Icarus, in addition to being shortlisted for The Bridport Prize. Her playwriting credits include Prawn Cocktail (Smock Alley Theatre, 2023), Ordinary Language Philosophy (The Tank, 2025) and Teaghlach (Glicker-Milstein Theatre, Barnard, 2025). She graduated The Gaiety School of Acting 21’ and is currently reading philosophy at Columbia University. She is a hearty fan of the absurd, the trivial and the downright low brow.