Sarah McKenna Dunne is an award-winning writer, storyteller and arts facilitator known for her work in theatre, film, and socially engaged arts projects. Her writing credits include A Border Cure (Scene+ Heard 2026), The Girls of the Sacred Heart (Culture Night 2024), a tribunal play on the Cavan orphanage fire, and Grief of the Seventh Child (Creative Cavan 2023), an upcoming documentary on traditional cures in the border region. Sarah has received numerous awards including the Arts Council Agility Awards (2021, 2023), Creative Cavan Awards (2021, 2023, 2024), the Professional Artist Award from Cavan Arts Office (2023), and the Emerging Artist Award (2020,
2022). Additionally, she was awarded a Playwrighting Scholarship by Cavan County Council and Town Hall Theatre in 2022 and was recognized with a short play bursary from the International Dublin Gay Theatre Festival (2020), with her work published in their anthology Plays Inside. A UCD graduate with an M.A. in Theatre Practice, Sarah's creative work often explores Irish folklore, mythology, queer representation, and trauma related to children and women. As an arts facilitator, she is dedicated to empowering young people and marginalized communities through storytelling and performance.