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Eimear Ryan

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Eimear Ryan

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
:unknown (County Tipperary)
Died
:null
Nationality
Ireland
Languages
English
Residence History
County Tipperary → Cork

Career

Occupations
writer, editor, publisher, columnist, camogie player
Active Years
2009-
Affiliations
Banshee Press, University College Cork, Irish Examiner
Nominations
John McGahern Prize shortlist (Holding Her Breath)

Awards

Hennessy Award
2009
Category: Emerging Fiction
Organization: Hennessy Literary Awards
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Holding Her Breath

2021 Novel

Debut novel published by Penguin Books Sandycove.

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Cora Staunton

2019 Children's book

Book about sports star Cora Staunton.

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Bibliography

  • Holding Her Breath (2021)
  • Cora Staunton (2019)
  • Keep the Wolf from the Door (The Stinging Fly, 2011)
  • The Recital (Town and Country, 2013)
  • Wearing the Pinks (The Dublin Review, 2014)
  • Lane In Stay (The Long Gaze Back, 2015)
  • Idioglossia (Granta, 2016)
  • The Arborist (The Dublin Review, 2016)

Adaptations

  • The Grass Ceiling (short film based on essay 'The Fear of Winning')

Style & Themes

Literary Style
razor-sharpwittyinsightful
Recurring Motifs
sportsfear of winning

Legacy

Emerging Irish writer and founding editor of Banshee Press. Acclaimed debut novel.

In Popular Culture

  • Camogie player background

Trivia

  • Represented County Tipperary in All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship.
  • Plays club camogie for St Finbarr's in Cork.
  • Co-founded Banshee Press.