NUALA O'CONNOR

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  • 2018 Short Fiction Prize

    Nuala has won the 2018 Short Fiction Prize with a story about Nora Barnacle, wife and muse to James Joyce. Judge Ríona Judge McCormack said the follow of Nuala’s winning story ‘Gooseen’: “The winning entry, ‘Gooseen’, stood out for its freshness, its stunning use of language, and its warm, beating humanity. Joycean Dublin as a…

  • April Events

    ONE CITY ONE BOOK, DUBLIN Monday 23rd, Cabra Library, 6.30pm: The Long Gaze Back One City One Book event with Eimear Ryan, Susan Stairs and Sinéad Gleeson. CÚIRT FESTIVAL, GALWAY Tuesday 24th, Town Hall Theatre, Galway. Reading my flash ‘Pearl’ at the launch of ROPES. Wednesday 25th, Charlie Byrne’s Bookshop. Launching three new Salmon poetry…

  • STARRED LIBRARY JOURNAL REVIEW – BECOMING BELLE

    ‘As with her debut, Miss Emily, O’Connor offers a stunning historical reimagining. Her eye for details, including Victorian dress, food, and technology, enhance her mastery of character and inner dialog.’ Starred review for Becoming Belle from Library Journal FULL REVIEW:  O’Connor, Nuala. Becoming Belle. Putnam. Aug. 2018. 384p. ISBN 9780735214408. $25; ebk. ISBN 9780735214422. F In 1897,…