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Alumni Profile: Rodney Smith

'I outsold David Walliams when my book reached No 2 in the bestseller list!'

RODNEY SMITH

BA Literature and Philosophy, 2014 DCU Oscail

MSc Management of Informations Systems Strategy, 2014

Portfolio Analyst at Canada Life Europe

Memories

Meeting people like myself who had to work during the day and study at night while also juggling family responsibilities. It was a challenge, but we had our own support group. In the end it was definitely worth it!

Career highlights

Graduating from the Open University in 2019 with a Masters in Creative Writing. I am the author of 11 books to date for children / young adults, published by Poolbeg Press. I outsold David Walliams in Ireland when my book was number 2 in the bestseller list! Another highlight has been mentoring secondary school students in Dublin in Creative Writing and IBM P-Tech.