Marie MacSweeney

Marie MacSweeney
Born	Dublin
Occupation	Writer
Nationality	Irish
Genre	Poetry, short stories

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

Life and work

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

• Francis MacManus award (2001). ^[3]

Bibliography

• 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

1. "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. "To make a long story short . . ". Irishtimes.com. 19 January 2002. Retrieved 4 November 2016.

Further reading

• Marie MacSweeney (2004). Our Ordinary World and Other Stories. Trafford Publishing. pp. 329–. ISBN   978-1-4120-2095-4. (self-published)
• Steve Twelvetree (2005). Poppy Fields 2005: Inspired Poems of Remembrance and Reflection on the Adversity of War. Poetry Now. pp. 184–. ISBN   978-1-84602-003-2.
• "New Irish Books March- April 2014 Books Ireland Magazine". Booksirelandmagazine.com. Retrieved 4 November 2016.
• Official Website