Celia de Fréine (born 1948) [citation needed] is a poet, playwright, screenwriter and librettist who writes in Irish and English.

It has been translated to Romanian by Christian Tamas (Ars Longa, Romania 2003) and to Bulgarian by Vergil Nemchev (Orpheus Press, Bulgaria 2003).

New Hibernia Review[2] Her second collection, Fiacha Fola (Cló Iar-Chonnachta, 2004), which gives an account of the Anti-D scandal in Ireland, was awarded Gradam Litríochta Chló Iar-Chonnacht in 2004.

"Bravery, cowardice, risk, trust – de Fréine surveys the disputed frontier of male and female territories with a lucid, ironic but finally humane eye.

Published by Arlen House in 2011, Aibítir Aoise : Alphabet of an Age, draws on a Polish genre that invites the author to discuss what (s)he has observed during his/her life.

The title poem of this collection, which de Fréine wrote while in Slovenia, takes its cue from the riddle, a traditional Slovene form.

Also included in the collection are the sequences The Lady and the Unicorn : An Bhean Uasal is an tAonadharcach and Monsanto, written in Paris and Portugal respectively.

Tagann fear óg aníos ón chathair chucu ó am go céile chun bia a thabhairt dóibh agus siamsaíocht a chur ar fáil."

In 2012, Arlen House published three of de Fréine's plays in book form: Desire: Meanmarc; Cúirt an Mheán Oíche: The Midnight Court; and, Plight: Cruachás.

Seal / Sojourn was screened at this festival also, having premiered at the New Jersey Independent South Asian Cine Fest earlier the same year.

In October 2009 the world premiere of Marathon, which she wrote in association with Viswanath, took place during the New York International Film Festival, scooping awards for best screenplay and best cinematography.