Majella Cullinane
| Majella Cullinane | |
|---|---|
| Born | Limerick, Ireland |
| Residence | Port Chalmers, New Zealand |
| Alma mater | University of St Andrews, Otago University |
Majella Cullinane, born in Limerick, Ireland is an author based in New Zealand.[1]
Background
Born and raised in Ireland, Cullinane became a New Zealand resident in 2008. She has a MLitt. in Creative Writing from the University of St Andrews, Scotland, and is a PhD candidate in Creative Practice at the Centre for Irish and Scottish Studies at the University of Otago.[2] She currently lives in Port Chalmers, New Zealand.[3]
Works
Cullinane draws inspiration for her work from myths and history, with her poems exploring nature and dreams, real and imagined people. For example, her work Guarding the Flame, takes its title from the myth surrounding Saint Bridgid’s flame in Kildare.
Published works by Cullinane include:
Awards
Her first novel,The Life of De'Ath, was shortlisted for the 2016 Dundee International Book Prize.[3]
In 2014 she was awarded the Robert Burns Fellowship, a literary residency at the University of Otago in Dunedin, New Zealand.[4]
Cullinane has also received a Seán Dunne Young Writers' Awards for Poetry, an Irish Arts Council Award[2] and the Hennessy XO/Irish Times Literary Award for Emerging Poetry.[5]
References
- ↑ "Majella Cullinane". www.munsterlit.ie. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 4 "Majella Cullinane". New Zealand Society of Authors & Writers Association. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- 1 2 "Dundee International Book Prize 2016 Shortlist Announced : News". University of Dundee. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "The Robert Burns Fellowship". Otago Fellows, University of Otago, New Zealand. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ↑ "New Irish Writing – Hennessy Literary Awards: Winners through the decades". The Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2017.