Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 21 (2023) Winner
Mary O'Donnell
メアリー・オドネル
Mearī Odonneru
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1954 （Monaghan, Ireland）
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- County Monaghan, Ireland → County Kildare, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Novelist, Short story writer, Journalist, Broadcaster, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1990-2024
- Affiliations
- Aosdána, Irish Writers Centre (former Board Member), Irish Writers' Union (former member)
- Memberships
- Aosdána
- Nominations
- Hennessy Literary Award shortlisting, 1989, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize shortlisting, 2008, Irish Times Literature Awards – nominated twice
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Secondary School | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
| St. Patrick's College, Maynooth | German and Philosophy | German Studies | BA, MA, Higher Diploma in Education | — | Ireland |
| University College Cork | — | Creative Writing | Ph.D. | — | Ireland |
St. Louis Secondary School
Country:
Ireland
Monaghan
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
German and Philosophy
/ German Studies
Degree:
BA, MA, Higher Diploma in Education
Country:
Ireland
Now Maynooth University
University College Cork
Creative Writing
Degree:
Ph.D.
Year of Graduation:
2019
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Sunday Tribune Best New Irish Novel | The Light-Makers | — | Sunday Tribune | Won |
| — | The William Allingham Award | — | — | — | Won |
| — | Listowel Writers’ Week Short Story Prize | — | — | — | Won |
| 2000 | V.S. Pritchett Short Story Competition | — | — | — | Won |
| 2011 | FISH International Short Story Award | — | — | — | Won |
| 2012 | Irodalmi Jelen Translation Prize | — | — | — | Won |
| 2011 | President's Alumni Award at NUI Maynooth | — | — | — | Won |
Sunday Tribune Best New Irish Novel
1992
Work:
The Light-Makers
Organization:
Sunday Tribune
Result:
Won
The William Allingham Award
Result:
Won
Listowel Writers’ Week Short Story Prize
Result:
Won
V.S. Pritchett Short Story Competition
2000
Result:
Won
FISH International Short Story Award
2011
Result:
Won
Irodalmi Jelen Translation Prize
2012
Result:
Won
President's Alumni Award at NUI Maynooth
2011
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Light-Makers
1992 NovelAn Irish best-seller.
The Elysium Testament
1999 NovelWhere They Lie
2014 NovelStrong Pagans
1991 Short story collectionSpiderwoman’s Third Avenue Rhapsody
1993 PoetryBibliography
- Novels: The Light-Makers (1992), Virgin and the Boy (1996), The Elysium Testament (1999), Where They Lie (2014), Sister Caravaggio (2014); Short story collections: Strong Pagans (1991), Storm Over Belfast (2008), Empire (2018); Poetry: Reading the Sunflowers in September (1990), Spiderwoman’s Third Avenue Rhapsody (1993), etc.
Translations by Author
- To the Winds Our Sails (2010, editor with Manuela Palacios)
Translations of Works
- Csodák földje (Hungarian edition, 2011)
Legacy
Prominent Irish poet, novelist, and short story writer. Member of Aosdána.
Quotes
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Gracefulness has ever been a hallmark of her work, even a grace within fierce polemics, and her gracefulness survives through to these most contemporary and commanding lyrics.
Source: Thomas McCarthy, Facebook, 2017 (2017)