Megan Nolan is an Irish author and journalist known for introspective fiction and polemic essays. She gained critical prominence after releasing her debut novel, Acts of Desperation, concerning complexities of desire and self-doubt; it received a Betty Trask Award in 2022. Her second novel, Ordinary Human Failings, was shortlisted for a number of awards. Described as a “huge literary talent” by Karl Ove Knausgaard, Nolan also writes essays, fiction and reviews.