Evelyn Conlon
Evelyn Conlon was born in Monaghan in 1952. Her collections of short stories are My Head is Opening (Attic Press, 1987); Taking Scarlet as a Real Colour (Attic Press 1989); and telling, new and selected stories (Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 2000). Her novels are Stars in the Daytime (Belfast, The Blackstaff Press, 1993); and A Glassful of Letters
(The Blackstaff Press, 1998). She was awarded Arts Council bursaries in 1988 and 1995,
and is a regular commentator on the arts. She is a member of Aosdána, and lives in Dublin.