Elaine Feeney is an Irish poet, novelist, and playwright. Her writing focuses on the central themes of history, national identity, and state institutions, examining how these forces structure the everyday lives of Irish women. A former slam poetry winner, she has been described as "an experienced writer who has been wrestling with poetry on page and on stage since 2006" and in 2015 was heralded as "one of the most provocative poets to come out of Ireland in the last decade".

Feeney's debut novel, As You Were, was won at auction in December 2019 and published by Penguin Random House, under the Harvill Secker imprint, on 20 August 2020. In January 2020, The Observer newspaper chose Feeney as one of the best debut novelists of the year. The book has been shortlisted for the 2021 Folio Prize and the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer) 2021.

Feeney has published several poetry collections, including Where's Katie? (2010), The Radio Was Gospel (2013), and Rise (2017). Her work has been widely translated and published in numerous esteemed journals.