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Shine On: Irish Writers for Shine Anthology
Pat Boran
Shine On: Irish Writers for Shine Anthology
Pat Boran
Brief Description: Contributors to this anthology of prose and poetry--by some of the best-known living Irish writers--include Colm Tibin, Colum McCann, Claire Keegan, John Montague, Brendan Kennelly, Paula Meehan, Kevin Barry, Thomas Kinsella, Nuala N Dhomhnaill, and many others. Brief Description: An anthology of Irish poetry and prose, in support of Irish mental health charity Shine. The book features writing by Brendan Kennelly, Costa Award winner Colm Toibin, Rita Ann Higgins, and many more. Publisher Marketing: An anthology of prose and poetry by some of the best-known living Irish writers, in support of the voluntary body Shine, supporting people affected by mental ill health. Contributors include Colm Toibin, Colum McCann, Claire Keegan, John Montague, Brendan Kennelly, Paula Meehan, Kevin Barry, Thomas Kinsella, Nuala Ni Dhomhnaill and many others. Edited and introduced by Pat Boran with a Foreword by broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan.
Contributor Bio: Boran, Pat Pat Boran was born in Portlaoise, Ireland in 1963 and currently lives in Dublin where he is Programme Director of the Dublin Writers Festival. In recent years he has been Dublin City Writer-in-Residence, and has held residencies at Dublin City University and with Dublin City Libraries. A frequent contributor to books and arts programmes on RTE Radio 1, he presents the RTE Radio 1 poetry programme, The Enchanted Way. He has conducted writing workshops throughout Ireland, and a revised and expanded edition of his popular writers' handbook, The Portable Creative Writing Workshop, originally published in 1999, will be reissued this year.
306 pages, black & white illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | October 1, 2011 |
ISBN13 | 9781906614461 |
Publishers | Dedalus Press |
Genre | Cultural Region > British Isles |
Pages | 306 |
Dimensions | 146 × 215 × 25 mm · 390 g |
Editor | Boran, Pat |