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Marie MacSweeney

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Marie MacSweeney
BornDublin
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
GenrePoetry, short stories

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

Life and work

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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

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  • Francis MacManus award (2001).[3]

Bibliography

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  • 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

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

Further reading

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