| Vona Groarke
Poet and critic. An award winning poet, Vona has published
three collections of poetry with Gallery Press, she is
also the recipient of several major literary awards. She
recently wrote an introduction for the new Gallery Press
edition of Oliver Goldsmith's 'The Deserted Village'.
Madeline Kingston A native of Co. Fermanagh,
lives in Scotland. She developed an interest in John
Broderick while working on a postgraduate study of Julien
Green. She lectured on Broderick at an ISAIL conference
in Bath in 2000 and at the Second John Broderick Weekend
in 2001. She is currently working on a biography of
John Broderick which is due out in 2004.
Brian Leyden Novelist, writer and broadcaster,
Brian is a native of Co. Roscommon. He has written a
collection of short stories 'Departures' and a novel
'Death and Plenty' both published by Brandon Books.
In 1988 he won the Francis McManus Award, his radio
documentary 'No meadows in Manhattan' won a Jacobs Award
in 1991. His memoir 'The Home place' was published by
New Island Books in 2002, and has been reprinted.
Declan Lynch novelist and journalist, Declan
is a native of Athlone. He is a columnist with The Sunday
Independent. Several collections of his journalistic
writings have been published. His first novel 'All of
the people all of the time" was published by Town
House / Simon & Shuster (2001). He has a second
novel due to be published soon.
David Norris Senator, academic and writer. David
is an internationally known Joycean scholar. He was
formally a senior lecturer in English in Trinity College,
Dublin and he has co-authored a book 'Joyce for beginners'.
He is one of the best known members of Seanad Eireann
and a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee. He is
the subject of a biography 'The Cities of David' by
Victoria Freedman.
Conor O'Callaghan Poet, reviewer and writer,
Conor is a native of Newry, Co Down, and a Patrick Kavanagh
Award winner. He has published 'The History of Rain'
& 'Seatown' (Gallery Press), and 'Book of Matches'
(New Island Books). He has signed a contract with Bloomsbury
for a sports prose book.
Faith O'Grady Literary agent, Faith represents
The Lisa Richards Agency in Ireland. She is one of a
small handful of literary agents living and working
in Ireland.
Gus Smith Writer and journalist, Gus is the author of several important
books on a range of literary and cultural topics. His
biography of John B. Keane, written jointly with the
late Des Hickey and published by Mercier Press is the
authoritative book on John B.
Seamus Cashman Founder of Wolfhound Press
and its publisher for twenty-seven years. Seamus
is also a published poet with two collections in print.
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