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Reading 4
Irish Writers' Centre reading on Tuesday 8th November at 7.30pm
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Marita Conlon McKenna |
| Marita was born in Dublin where she still lives. Inspired by the Famine period in Irish history Marita wrote her first book, Under the Hawthorn Tree. Published in May 1990, the book has been reprinted many times, remaining in the Irish Bestseller List for over two years. It has been translated into French, Dutch, German, Danish, Swedish, Italian, Japanese and Irish and was filmed for Channel 4. The book has been made a supplementary curriculum reader in many schools as well as being used by schools in Northern Ireland for EMU (Education through Mutual Understanding) projects. Marita went on to write several more books for children. The Blue Horse reached No. 1 on the Bestseller List winning the BISTO BOOK OF THE YEAR Award in 1993. She followed this with No Goodbye and Safe Harbour(shortlisted for the BISTO Book of the Year Award 1995.) Marita's has also written fantasy with In Deep Dark Wood. Marita has won several awards, including the International Reading Association Award, the Osterreichischer Kinder und Jugendbuchpreis, the Reading Association of Ireland Award and the Bisto Book of the Year Award. |
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(Photo taken by Mark Granier) |
Conor Kostick |
Conor
Kostick lives in Dublin where he teaches medieval
history at Trinity College. He is the author
of many historical, political, and cultural works.
Epic, his first novel and was
awarded a place on the International Board on
Books for Young People Honours list for 2006
and on Booklist's top 10 SF/Fantasy books for
2007. The sequel to Epic is Saga, first published
in Ireland late in 2006. The Book of Curses,
a book for younger readers, was published in
2007 and his new book Move was published in
Dublin in 2008.
In 2009, Conor was presented
with a Special Merit Award by the Reading Association
of Ireland for his work in young adult fiction. |
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Mary Rose Callaghan |
Mary Rose Callaghan is a novelist who also writes short stories and non-fiction. She is the author of Billy,Come Home, (2007) a psychological thriller and eight other novels, including The Visitors’ Book (2001). Her short stories have appeared in many publications such as The Irish Times, A Woman’s Christmas and In Sunshine and in Shadow, as well as on BBC radio.. Her non fiction writing spans a range of work from Kitty O’Shea (1998),a biography of Katherine Parnell, to book reviews in many publications and critical articles in The Dictionary of Irish Literature (1998).She has edited a poetry anthology Jumping the Bus Queue (2000).
Her latest novel, A Bit of a Scandal, inspired by the love story of Heloise and Abelard, was published in 2009. |
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| To book places at the Longford and Sligo readings, please contact those venues directly. |
| Admission is free to the readings at the Irish Writers' Centre but donations are very welcome. To reserve your seat, call or email the Centre. |
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