Marie Conboy

Irish Screenwriter/Novelist

Marie Conboy is a born storyteller with a wild heart. Raised in the rural west of Ireland and restlessly seeking more than the familiar, she packed her rucksack and headed for Canada—not for a year out, but for an 11-year adventure that would shape her voice as a writer.

With a decade-long career as a journalist across the Canadian Rockies, prairies, and remote northern communities, Marie reported thousands of stories—gritty, human, and real. What began in newsrooms and on backroads now plays out on the page through tightly written dialogue, strong female leads, and high-stakes plots grounded in place and emotion.

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In Marie’s work, the landscape is never just background. It’s a force. A mood. A threat. The kind of setting where anything can happen—and it always does. Her stories blend the raw beauty of the Rockies with the dry wit and emotional grit of her Irish roots. The result: fast-paced, cinematic storytelling full of tension, colour, and heart.

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Marie’s fearless curiosity and appetite for life brought her into contact with unforgettable characters and local legends, all of which echo through her writing. Moving to a new country as a reporter gave her a deeper perspective on identity, belonging, and reinvention—core themes in her work today.

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Her writing isn’t just authentic—it’s an emotional rollercoaster, taking readers and viewers through laughter, heartbreak, survival, and wild adventure, with a signature blend of Irish charm and Canadian cool.

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“I always loved Alberta’s extreme climate—the sight of a majestic elk breathing in the mist on a -30°C morning, the sharp booming sound of ice cracking beneath my skates on a hidden glass lake, and sitting down to write with a mug of tae and a fire blazin' while a blizzard’s swirling and rippin’ outside.”

Recently moved​ back to Ireland, Marie continues to write novels and screenplays with the pulse of adventure, the weight of real emotion, and the unmistakable voice of someone who’s lived the story.