Unpublished works by renowned Irish writers to be sold in aid of National Print Museum

Roddy Doyle, on his way to speak in Bundoran Library

placeholder image — Roddy Doyle, on his way to speak in Bundoran Library

A limited-edition collection of unpublished works by some of Ireland's most prestigious writers has been commissioned to celebrate the 25th anniversary of the National Print Museum.

Six internationally renowned, prizewinning writers including Sebastian Barry, Roddy Doyle, Anne Enright, Christine Dwyer Hickey, Claire Keegan and Colm Tóibín have written the original pieces for 'Short Stories in Print'.

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Stories in the collection include 'The Arrested Image', a story by Barry about one of his artist grandfather's old etching plates, and 'Old Man in the Museum', a story by Doyle about his father visiting a printworks off Liffey Street.

Other stories include a tale about a London terrace house full of intrigues, a meditation on a poem by Thomas Kinsella, a story about a walk on Killiney Hill during lockdown, and a story about a woman gathering holly for her father's grave.

The collection will be cloth-covered and printed from magnesium plates in a limited number of 100 with an additional 20 out of commerce.

All profits will be invested into the development of the National Print Museum, a registered charity.