Stephen Murray is the founder and director of Inspireland Ltd, Ireland’s market leader in the provision of creative writing workshops. He is a three times published and critically acclaimed poet. His first collection, House of Bees chronichled his experiences growing up in foster care, women’s shelters and a residential children’s home. His work has been featured on RTE Arena, BBC 2, Al Jazeera, Network 2, RTE Nationwide, The Irish Times, The Irish Independent, The Examiner, Hot Press and numerous other radio stations and publications. He has collaborated and has worked with youth literature organisations across the UK and America.