Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2013) Winner
Michael Harding
マイケル・ハーディング
Maikeru Hādingu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953-01-01 （Cavan, Ireland）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Catholic Baptized in 1980
- Residence History
- Cavan, Ireland → Fermanagh, Ireland → Tarmon, County Leitrim, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, playwright, poet, columnist, former Catholic priest, social worker, teacher
- Active Years
- 1980-2024
- Affiliations
- Abbey Theatre (1993 Writer in Association), Trinity College Dublin (1999 Writer in Residence), The Irish Times (columnist)
- Memberships
- Aosdána (Member, 2000)
- Nominations
- 1989 shortlisted for the Irish Times Aer Lingus Literature Award, 2006 Nominated Best Actor in a Supporting Role – British Theatre Management Awards, 2007 The Tinker's Curse, nominated for Best New Play at the Irish Times Irish Theatre Awards
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Patrick's College, Maynooth | — | — | — | lay graduate, later seminarian | Ireland |
| St. Patrick's College, Cavan | — | — | — | 教師として2年間 | Ireland |
St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
Period:
lay graduate, later seminarian
Country:
Ireland
Graduated as lay graduate, returned as seminarian and ordained in 1980
St. Patrick's College, Cavan
Period:
教師として2年間
Country:
Ireland
Taught for two years
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Hennessy Literary Award | short stories | — | — | winner |
| 1990 | Stewart Parker Trust Award | — | Theatre | — | winner |
| 1990 | Bank of Ireland RTÉ award for excellence in the arts | — | — | Bank of Ireland / RTÉ | winner |
| 2004 | Best Actor, Dublin Fringe Festival | Swallow | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Irish Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year | Staring at Lakes | Non-Fiction | Irish Book Awards | winner |
Hennessy Literary Award
1980
Work:
short stories
Result:
winner
Stewart Parker Trust Award
1990
Category:
Theatre
Result:
winner
Bank of Ireland RTÉ award for excellence in the arts
1990
Organization:
Bank of Ireland / RTÉ
Result:
winner
Best Actor, Dublin Fringe Festival
2004
Work:
Swallow
Result:
winner
Irish Book Awards Non-Fiction Book of the Year
2013
Work:
Staring at Lakes
Category:
Non-Fiction
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Staring at Lakes
2013 Non-fictionMemoir. Winner of Irish Book Awards.
introspectionnature
Bibliography
- Priest (1986)
- The Trouble With Sarah Gullion (1988)
- Bird in the Snow (2008)
- Staring at Lakes
- Hanging with the Elephant
- Talking with Strangers
- On Tuesdays I'm a Buddhist (2017)
- Chest Pain, A man, a stent and camper van (2019)
Health
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Chest Pain2019年頃Underwent stent surgery. Related book published.
Legacy
Prolific Irish writer and playwright. Highly regarded for non-fiction, member of Aosdána.