Hilary McCollum is an Irish writer and creative activist on lesbian visibility, violence against women and girls, and the environment. Her first novel, Golddigger, won the 2016 Golden Crown Literary Society prize for historical fiction. In 2021, she completed a PhD in Creative Writing at Queen’s University Belfast, which focused on lesbian historical fiction. She has written four plays, including Life & Love: Lesbian Style, which was shortlisted for best new writing at the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival. Her memoir, Funny Peculiar (Brandon, 2008), was published under the name Constance McCullagh. She lives by the sea in Ireland with her partner, cat and two dogs.
