Gerard Beirne
Gerard Beirne was born in 1962.
His first novel is The Eskimo in the Net (London, Marion Boyars Publishers, 2003).
His poetry collection is Digging My Own Grave (Dublin, The Dedalus Press, 1996), and his
short story, Sightings of Bono, was adapted into a short film featuring Bono, and was published in Italy by Scritturapura Editore
as a stand alone work in 2004.
He was runner up in the Patrick Kavanagh Award 1996 for Digging My Own Grave and was shortlisted for the Kerry group Irish Fiction Award 2004 for The Eskimo in the Net. He is a past recipient of two Hennessey Literary Awards including New Irish Writer of the Year. He completed his MFA in Creative Writing at Eastern Washinton University in 1992.
He lives in Manitoba, Canada
