About Senta Rich ~ Award-winning screenwriter & novelist

Senta’s first novel, Hotel 21, was published by Bloomsbury UK in 2023 and subsequently optioned for TV by Orion TV (MGM).

Her second novel, The Single Neighbour, was published by Bloomsbury UK in June 2025 and is now available in paperback.

A two-time Writers Guild of Ireland Zebbie Award winner, Senta won Best Continuing Drama Script for Fair City in both 2021 and 2026. She also has a feature film in development.

Senta has a BA (Hons) in Philosophy from Liverpool University. She has a strong background and interest in psychology, with particular emphasis on Jungian psychology. Originally from London, she now lives in Dublin with her husband and son and their black cat, Wednesday.