Books newsletter: Irish Writers’ Weekend in London; Kit de Waal to judge Women’s Prize for Fiction; Oscar Wilde exhibition; Korean prize for Anna Burns
In The Irish Times tomorrow, Trevor Birney talks to Mick Heaney about Shooting Crows, his book on the Loughinisland massacre and his arrest by the PSNI over his attempts to expose the collusion behind it. Patrick Freyne talks to the man who unearthed a long-lost story by Dracula author Bram Stoker at the National Library. Bairbre O’Hogan, author of Sing in the Quiet Places of my Heart, a biography of Winifred Mabel Letts, writes about a neglected Irish author.
McCafferty lived in Dublin from 1970 but always remained a loyal Bogsider, proud of her roots. With a career spanning 50 years, her books include A Woman to Blame, In the Eyes of the Law, Peggy Deery and Nell: an Autobiography. The next day the poet hosts Muldoon’s Picnic, the London debut of his much-loved cabaret of words and music accompanied by members of the ‘founding fathers of Celtic rock’, the legendary Horslips. The festival closes on Sunday evening with a special event, A Tribute to Edna O’Brien, as Bob Geldof, Denise Gough and others gather to remember the great author, who died in July.
Other contributors include: Lucy Caldwell, Jan Carson, Nora Corcoran, Martina Evans, Sinéad Gleeson, Rónán Hession, Chloe Michelle Howarth, Nandi Jola, Cauvery Madhavan, Jess Mc Kinney, Loah, Michael Magee, Una Mannion, Mike McCormack, Conor Montague, Keith Ridgway, Donal Ryan, Aimée Walsh and Colin Walsh.Birmingham-Irish writer Kit de Waal is to chair the judging panel for next year’s Women’s Prize for Fiction, which will celebrate its 30th anniversary.
The longlist will be announced on February 12th; the shortlist on March 26th; and the winner on June 12th. The sponsor is Findmypast.
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