In The Irish Times this Saturday, John Connolly talks to Fiona Gartland about his latest novel, The Instruments of Darkness. Olivia Laing tells Patrick Freyne about their new book, The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise. Tanja Maljartschuk, author of Forgottenness, translated by Zenia Tompkins and published by Bullaun Press, discusses her work and the war in Ukraine with Natalya Korniyenko, a Ukranian journalist now living in Galway.
“I’ve been to Listowel Writers Week twice and enjoyed it immensely, so, it was an honour to be asked to judge the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year – and what a year!” McVeigh said. “I was thrilled to hear that Kit de Waal would be my co-judge, especially since she won the award herself with the stunning my Name is Leon.
Collins said: “It’s customary for judges of literary prizes to mention the difficulty of making their selections, given the high quality of the works at hand. It was a pleasure to discover with my fellow adjudicator, Annmarie Ni Churreáin, how closely our tastes in poetry overlapped. We are very happy with the results. A broader pleasure, too, was being associated with the distinguished and widely coveted Pigott Prize for Poetry”.
Shortlisted authors this year are from England, Ireland, Trinidad, Canada and Malaysia. The 2024 judging panel comprises Katie Grant , James Holloway, Elizabeth Laird, James Naughtie, Kirsty Wark and Saira Shah. The judges said: “Joseph O’Connor’shas many of the elements of a Walter Scott classic – not least its wonderfully drawn cast in this thrilling tale of wartime Rome based on a real characters and events.
The play, which received standing ovations at every performance, brings together the heart-wrenching testimonies of 11 people whose lives were forever changed by violence during the Troubles. This is a unique opportunity to hear the authentic voices of victims through the mediums of drama, music and song. For the first time, family members participate, who lost loved ones or who were seriously injured in the Republic as a result of the conflict.
“Across the world people always say the Irish do death well and that is because of the wake. So it’s great to be working with Mulranny Arts and Home to Mayo to create to the world’s first wake festival here at home in Mayo, where the wake is still going strong. We have had interest from all over Ireland and abroad in attending this unique festival celebrating the oldest rite of Irish culture.”*
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