Blanaid Salkeld was born in Chittagone, India (now Pakistan), where her father was a friend of Rabindranath Tagore, and grew up in Ireland. She returned to India with her husband in 1902, and spent a further six years there. On her husband’s death in 1909, she she returned to Ireland and joined the Abbey Theatre. [...]
Eva Salzman grew up in Brooklyn and on Long Island, USA. Her collections are The English Earthquake (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK, Bloodaxe, 1992), which was a Poetry Book Society Recommendation; Bargain With The Watchman (Oxford, UK, Oxford University Press, 1997), which won a Special Commendation; and Double Crossing: New & Selected Poems (Bloodaxe, 2004). Among her awards [...]
Jack Scoltock was born in Derry in 1942. His novels for children are Quest Of The Royal Twins (Dublin, Wolfhound Press, 1988); Rumble In The Jungle (Wolfhound Press, 1989); Badger Beano And The Magic Mushroom (Wolfhound Press, 1990); Jeremy’s Adventure (Wolfhound Press, 1991); The Magic Sword (Wolfhound Press, 1992); Seek The Enchanted Antlers (Wolfhound Press, [...]
Maurice Scully was born in Dublin in 1952. From 1981 – 2006 he was engaged on a single project, the 8-book Things That Happen, currently available in 4 vols as 5 Freedoms of Movement (Devon, etruscan books); Livelihood (Wicklow, Wild Honey Press); Sonata (London, Reality Street Editions); and Tig (Exeter, Shearsman Books). A selection of [...]
John W. Sexton was born in London, of Irish parents, in 1958. He is the author of one collection, The Prince’s Brief Career (Cairn Mountain Publishing, 1995). He has published two childrens’ novels, The Johnny Coffin Diaries & Johnny Coffin School-Dazed ( The O’Brien Press). He has also recorded an album with legendary Stranglers frontman, [...]
George Bernard Shaw was born in 1856 at 33 Synge Street, Dublin. His place of birth is now a museum in his honour. His novels include Immaturity (composed and serialized, 1879, published 1931, cf below); The Irrational Knot (serialized in Our Corner between April, 1885, and February, 1887.cf below); Love Among the Artists (serialized, 1887-1888, [...]
Lorna Shaughnessy was born in Belfast. Her first collection is Torching The Brown River (Cliffs of Moher, Salmon Poetry, 2008). She has published two translations of contemporary Mexican poetry, Mother Tongue: Selected Poems by Pura López Colomé(Galway, Arlen House, 2007); and If We Have Lost our Oldest Tales by María Baranda (Arlen House, 2007). Her [...]
Eileen Sheehan was born in Scartaglin, Co Kerry, in 1963. Her poetry is collected as Song of the Midnight Fox (Tralee, Doghouse, 2004); and Down the Sunlit Hall (Doghouse, 2008). She is the winner of Listowel Writers’ Week inaugural Poetry Slam 2004, and The Brendan Kennelly Poetry Award 2006 She lives in Killarney. Eileen Sheehan [...]
Kathleen Sheehan O’Connor was born in Waterford. Her novels are Silver Harvest (Cork, Emperor Publishing, 1992); Hold Back the Tide (Emperor, 1994); The Son of a Nobody (Dublin, Attic Press, 1995); By Shannon’s Way (Dingle, Mount Eagle, 1999); Different Kinds of Loving (2000, Mount Eagle). She lives in Dublin. Kathleen Sheehan O’Connor’s website Kathleen Sheehan [...]
Ronan Sheehan was born in Dublin in 1953. His novels are Tennis Players (Dublin, Co-Op Books, 1977); and Foley’s Asia (Dublin, The Lilliput Press, 1999). His volume of short stories is Boy with an injured eye (Dingle, Brandon Books, 1983). He has won a Hennessy Literary Award for short stories; The Rooney Award, 1983; and [...]
