Irish Book Awards shortlist revealed: Cork contingent includes Sara Baume and John Creedon

Cork has been well-represented in the awards with Sara Baume in the running for Novel of the Year, Catherine Ryan Howard getting a nod for Author of the Year and Philip’s Bookshop in Mallow shortlisted for Bookshop of the Year

Cork authors are well represented in this year's An Post Book awards

The shortlist for this year's An Post Irish Book Awards 2022 has been revealed with Cork author Sara Baume among those shortlisted for the prestigious Novel of the Year award. The West Cork writer is nominated for her second novel, Seven Steeples.

Limerick author Donal Ryan also made the cut with his novel The Queen of Dirt Island, alongside Wicklow writer Audrey Magee for The Colony. Three Northern Irish authors made the shortlist for Novel of the Year including Louise Kennedy for Trespass, Maggie O’Farrell for The Marriage Portrait and Jan Carson for The Raptures.