Marie MacSweeney

Marie MacSweeney
Born Dublin
Occupation writer
Nationality Irish
Genre Poetry, short stories

Marie MacSweeney is an Irish poet and award-winning short-story writer.

Life and work

Born in Dublin of Kerry parents, MacSweeney attended Haddington Road school and Loreto College in Crumlin. She has also produced radio plays and historical essays.[1]Two of these, Dreams and Stars and A Life in the Day of Ravishing Rita were broadcast on RTE Radio One.[2]

In 1992 she moved to Wales but returned to Ireland and now she lives in Drogheda.[1] She has two sons. [3]

Awards

  • Francis MacManus award (2001).[3]

Bibliography

  • Mother Cecily’s Music Room (Belfast, Lapwing, 2005)
  • Flying During the Hours of Darkness (Lapwing, 2009)
  • Cooking for Gallileo, a collection of poems and stories (Pagan Publications Ireland, 2014)
  • Our Ordinary World and Other Stories (Victoria, Canada, Trafford Publishing, 2004 - self-published)
  • Letters from a Recalcitrant Woman (MolyM Press, 2013)

References

  1. 1 2 "Irish Writers Online". Irishwriters-online.com. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
  2. ↑ "Marie ready to launch her new book - Independent.ie". Independent.ie. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  3. 1 2 "To make a long story short . ." Irishtimes.com. 19 Jan 2002. Retrieved November 4, 2016.

Further reading

  • Marie MacSweeney (2004). Our Ordinary World and Other Stories. Trafford Publishing. pp. 329–. ISBN 978-1-4120-2095-4. (self-published)
  • Steve Twelvetree (2005). Poppy Fields 2005: Inspired Poems of Remembrance and Reflection on the Adversity of War. Poetry Now. pp. 184–. ISBN 978-1-84602-003-2.
  • "New Irish Books March- April 2014 Books Ireland Magazine". Booksirelandmagazine.com. Retrieved November 4, 2016.
  • Official Website


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