Carley Magee is a writer and producer from Belfast. Her ethos is to make work that is challenging, intersectionally feminist, and sincere. 

She is the current recipient of the inaugural Lady Gregory Bursary for Playwrights with the Abbey Theatre Dublin, 2025, and selected for their Next Wave Programme 2025/26. As part of the Next Wave; Carley will be mentored and intern at the rehearsal of a show programmed in Ireland's National Theatre. 

As an INVEST Fellowship recipient with Theatre & Dance NI 2024/2025 allowed her to focus on exploring alternative and international theatre. Currently on the INVEST Programme 2025/2026 she will be mentored on creative producing and international touring by Karen Toftegaard. 

Carley’s play “Stuff & Things & Junk & Belonging”, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Playwriting 2023, had a rehearsed reading at the 'Front & Centre' Playwriting Symposium 2025.  

She facilitates writing and dramaturgy workshops with numerous community group projects around Belfast with participants of all ages to champion the value of everyday creativity in regards with overall mental wellbeing.