Gerard Beirne
Gerard Beirne | |
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Born | County Tipperary, Ireland | October 30, 1962
Nationality | Irish |
Citizenship | Irish, Canadian |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Notable awards | Irish Writer of the Year, 1996 |
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Gerard Beirne is an Irish author. Beirne was the writer in residence for the 2008-2009 academical year at the University of New Brunswick, where he previously worked at the English Department.[1] He is a Fiction Editor of The Fiddlehead - Canada's longest surviving literary magazine.[2] He also curates the on-line magazines The Irish Literary Times and The New Brunswick Literary Times.[3]
His most recent collection of poems, Games of Chance - A Gambler's Manual, was published by Oberon Press, Fall 2011.
His novel The Eskimo in the Net was published by Marion Boyars in 2003 and was short-listed for the 2004 Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award.[4] It was selected by the Daily Express as Book of the Year.
His collection of poetry, Digging My Own Grave (published by Dedalus Press)[5] was runner-up for the Patrick Kavanagh Poetry Award.[6] His story, "Sightings of Bono", was adapted for Irish film and featured Bono (of U2).
Beirne's CD of spoken word poetry - If it's words you're after - was released in 2006. He is a past winner of two Sunday Tribune/Hennessey Literary Awards including as New Irish Writer of the Year 1996.[7] His collaboration with classical composer Siobhán Cleary (Hum), was called "a theatrical tour de force" by The Irish Times.
In 2009, Oberon Press published his second novel, Turtle.[8]
His first short story collection, In a Time of Drought and Hunger, was published in 2015 and was a shortlisted nominee for the 2016 Danuta Gleed Literary Award.[9]
Bibliography[]
Novels[]
- Charlie Tallulah. Oberon, 2013.
- Turtle. Oberon, 2009.
- The Eskimo in the Net. Marion Boyars, 2003.
Short Story Collections[]
In a Time of Drought and Hunger. Oberon, 2015.
Poetry Collections[]
- Games of Chance: A Gambler's Manual. Oberon, 2011.
- Digging My Own Grave. Dedalus, 1997.
Other Selected Works[]
Musical Theatre[]
Hum! With Siobhán Cleary. Commissioned by Irish Chamber Orchestra 1998. Also performed by RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra 2020.
Spoken Word Poetry[]
If It's Words You're After. 2006.
Adaptations[]
Short Film[]
Sightings of Bono. Parallel Productions, 2000. Starring Bono.
References[]
- ^ "Gerard Beirne". University of New Brunswick (unb.ca). BA, BAI (Trinity College Dublin), MFA (Eastern Washington University). Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Gerard Beirne - Poetry". Connotation Press. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Madeleine Blanchard. "Frye Festival unveils 2014 line-up". NB Media Co-Op. Archived from the original on 24 March 2014. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "Gerard Beirne". Irish Writers Online. Archived from the original on 2009-10-04. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ Gerard Beirne (1996). Digging my own grave. books.google.com. ISBN 9781873790434. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ "After this/ I lead you into form: Poems — Gerard Beirne". Numéro Cinq. Archived from the original on 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2015.
- ^ Marion Boyers. "Gerard Beirne". Marion Boyers. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ^ "Two Poems by Gerard Beirne". Harvard Divinity Bulletin. Retrieved 23 June 2021.
- ^ "Short-story award short list revealed". Winnipeg Free Press, June 11, 2016.
External links[]
- Gerard Beirne.com — official website.
- Living people
- 20th-century Irish novelists
- 20th-century Irish male writers
- Irish male novelists
- 20th-century Irish poets
- University of New Brunswick faculty
- 1962 births
- Irish male poets
- 21st-century Irish novelists
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Canadian novelists
- 21st-century Irish poets
- 20th-century Canadian poets
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- 21st-century Canadian poets
- Canadian male poets
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian male short story writers
- 21st-century Canadian short story writers
- Irish male short story writers
- Irish short story writers
- Irish emigrants to Canada
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- 21st-century Canadian male writers