Davy Byrnes Award - Shortlist Announced
The six writers shortlisted for the 2009 Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award are:
Claire Keegan
Mary Leland
Molly McCloskey
Eoin McNamee
Kathleen Murray
Susan Stairs
Congratulations to each of these.
You can read what Richard Ford had to say about his experience of reading the final set of stories, and his comments on the six he selected here.
More information on the shortlisted writers and the competition process are here.
The overall winner of the 2009 Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award will be announced on June 22nd.