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Author of story which inspired An Cailín Ciúin coming to Donegal

This year’s Allingham Arts Festival lineup is certainly a promising one, and a highlight for many will be the participation of Claire Keegan. The acclaimed short story writer and novelist is the author of Foster which inspired An Cailín Ciúin, the ...

12 Aug 2022 at 00:33

Booker Prize 2022 longlist features oldest and youngest nominees

The Booker Prize 2022 longlist features the oldest and youngest authors ever to be nominated for the prestigious literary award. British author Alan Garner, who will celebrate his 88th birthday on the night of the winners ceremony, is the award’s ...

26 Jul 2022 at 19:08

Chair of International Booker Prize judging panel calls for translator royalties

International Booker Prize judging panel chairman Frank Wynne has said “it is only fair that translators benefit from bestsellers and prize-winners that they have helped to create”. The panel of judges last week announced 13 books for this ...

15 Mar 2022 at 21:55

2022 International Booker Prize longlist announced

Olga Tokarczuk and David Grossman are in the running to win their second International Booker Prize for Fiction. The judges have announced 13 books for this years longlist, chosen from 135 novels published in the UK or Ireland by writers ...

10 Mar 2022 at 10:55

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Geetanjali Shree becomes first Indian winner of International Booker Prize

Geetanjali Shree has become the first Indian winner of the International Booker Prize for her novel Tomb of Sand. The book follows the story of an 80-year-old woman after the death of her husband and is set during the partition of India ...

27 May 2022 at 15:29

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Calling Waterford writers! Submissions to competition honouring late novelist now open

Writers are invited to submit short stories to a creative writing competition created in honour of a prominent Waterford novelist. The 25th annual creative writing award celebrates the rich literary life of the late Molly Keane, who ...

09 Apr 2023 at 09:33

World

Andrey Kurkov and Maryse Conde on International Booker Prize list

Ukrainian novelist Andrey Kurkov and acclaimed Guadeloupe-born writer Maryse Conde are among 13 contenders announced for the International Booker Prize for translated fiction. Kurkov, 61, who has written widely for western ...

14 Mar 2023 at 19:38

Life

Former Booker prize-winner Anne Enright on missing out on a nomination this year

While critics have welcomed the fact four Irish writers have made this year’s Booker Prize long list, there has also been criticism that Anne Enright, Dublin-based literary star and former winner of the much coveted ...

29 Aug 2023 at 08:00

Ireland

Being shortlisted for Booker is ‘truly transformative’ for career: Paul Lynch

Paul Lynch has said being shortlisted for the 2023 Booker Prize is “truly transformative” for a writer’s career. The 46-year-old, who lives in Dublin, was given the nod on Thursday at the newly reopened National ...

22 Sept 2023 at 13:08

Ireland

Two Irish authors on 2023 Booker Prize shortlist

Irish authors Paul Lynch and Paul Murray are among six novelists shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023. This year’s shortlist was announced on Thursday by chairwoman of the judges, Canadian novelist Esi Edugyan,...

21 Sept 2023 at 21:35

Half of authors on 2023 Booker Prize shortlist called Paul

Half of authors on newly revealed Booker Prize 2023 shortlist called Paul

Six authors from across the globe have been shortlisted for the Booker Prize 2023 and half of them share the first name Paul. The Booker Prize recognises talent from around the world and has previously made ...

22 Sept 2023 at 07:54

News

2023 Booker Prize longlist ‘defined by its freshness’ as nominees announced

A novel written from the perspective of a neurodivergent protagonist is among the 13 books making up the 2023 Booker Prize longlist. The prestigious prize recognises pieces of fiction from around the world....

01 Aug 2023 at 11:54

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