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NEW
IRISH WRITING
FEATURING ADRIAN MCKINTY, TARA WEST & ZANE RADCLIFFE
THURSDAY MAY 6
DUKE OF YORK 9.00PM
Writing from the North often seems to move in cycles and right
now there are grounds for optimism that a new wave of Belfast
writers are coming through with their own distinctive voices,
values and sensibililities. Tonight we showcase three of the
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ADRIAN
MCKINTY
Adrian McKinty
was born and grew up in Carrickfergus at the height of the
Troubles. He studied politics at Oxford University and after
a failed legal career he moved to New York City in the early
1990’s. He initially found construction and bar work
and now teaches in Boulder, Colarado. His new novel ‘Dead
I Well May Be’ marks an explosive new voice in thriller
writing.
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TARA
WEST
Tara West’s first novel, Fodder, was published by Blackstaff
Press in 2002. Originally from Rathcoole, she now lives in
Carrickfergus and works as a copywriter for an advertising
agency in Belfast. She is currently working on her second
novel.
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ZANE RADCLIFFE
Zane Radcliffe
was born in Bangor, Northern Ireland in 1969 and is now a
Creative Director with a major advertising agency in Edinburgh.
His first novel, London Irish (2002), earned him the WHSmith
‘People’s Choice’ New Talent Award.. His
second novel, Big Jessie, is also published in Black Swan. |
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