Liz Weir

Liz Weir is a Northern Irish children's writer and storyteller. She is currently Storyteller in Residence in Belfast.

Life

After working as a librarian in Belfast from the 1970s Weir now works as a children's author and storyteller. She was the first children's librarian for Belfast city. When not touring Ireland and the globe telling stories Weir runs the Ballyeamon Camping Barn in Glenarriff which is a hostel but also hosts music and stories. Weir works with the Writers in Schools Scheme to bring access to children and has written fifteen books for the Thinking Skills and Personal Capabilities curriculum for Northern Ireland.

In 2016 Weir became the Storyteller In Residence at Tullycarnet Library in the Knock area of Belfast. She has been the Director of the Ulster Storytelling Festival. Weir has also worked as the presenter on a BBC Radio Ulster program called The Gift of the Gab.

The author lives and works in Cushendall, Co Antrim in Northern Ireland.

Awards

Liz Weir won the inaugural International Story Bridge Award of the National Storytelling Network in 2002.

Weir has been nominated for the Astrid Lindgren Award in 2014.