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time. Since then he has had six titles published. His most recent book is a debut poetry collection, Drowning in the Desert, published by
Limerick's Revival Press in 2020. Walking on Ripples – his first book to feature non-fiction – was published by Dublin's Liffey Press in 2014. Previous work includes a contemporary fantasy novella Bird of Prey (2011), Arkon Chronicles (also a novella, 2003) and the well received novel Longevity City (2005), each of which was published in the USA.
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Festival in Cork, Limerick’s ‘On the Nail’, Waterford Writers’ Weekend, Chapter’s Lunchtime Series, West
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Ripples is that rare creature: a fiction-memoir, a daring blend of fact and award-winning
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Literary Festival, Irish Writers’ Centre, Imagine, Shorelines, Culture Night, Poetry Day and various other arts & literature events in Ireland (Ballymaloe, Boyle, Greystones, Trim, Strokestown, Mountshannon) and abroad (Bradford, Copenhagen, Montreal).
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Maurice Walsh Award for short stories. He has also been short-listed for the Molly Keane and Aisling Gheal awards. His poetry is also award-winning, for instance Dublin’s Red Line Book Festival 2018.
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