Reading time: < 1 minute Irish author Ruth Dudley-Edwards has won the CWA Gold Dagger for Non-Fiction for Aftermath: the Omagh Bombing & the Families’ Pursuit of Justice (Harvill Secker). The judges praised “The historian and crime-novelist‘s detailed account of the successful struggle, with the assistance of lawyers, to achieve recognition of those responsible.”...
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Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes Five Americans and one British author have made the shortlist for the 2010 Frank O’Connor Short Story Award. David Constantine is the only non-US writer to make the cut. He is joined on the list by Robin Black, Belle Boggs, TC Boyle, Ron Rash and Laura van den...
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Reading time: 2 – 3 minutes The Dutch novellist Gerbrand Bakker has won the 2010 International IMPAC DUBLIN Literary Award with his debut adult novel The Twin. The announcement was made at a black tie ceremony in Dublin last night. Bakker shares the €100,000 prize, the largest literary prize for a single novel, with...
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Reading time: 2 – 2 minutes RTE has announced the PJ O Connor Awards Shortlist for 2010. 17 entries made the shortlist and the winner will be announced on 4 June 2010. The judges this year are Annie Ryan, Artistic Director Of Corn Exchange Theatre Company,
Aideen Howard, Literary Director At The Abbey Theatre
And Dramaturg,...
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