Niall Williams wins €20k Irish Novel of the Year award

Williams was announced the winner at the opening night of the Listowel Literary Festival 
Niall Williams wins €20k Irish Novel of the Year award

Niall Williams has won the 2025 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award for his novel Time of the Child (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024). Picture: Domnick Walsh © Eye Focus LTD.

Author Niall Williams has been named as the winner of the 2025 Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year Award for his novel Time of the Child.

Williams was announced the winner at the opening night of the Listowel Literary Festival, a celebration of literature which features events with acclaimed writers, panels, workshops, and performances across Listowel until June 1.

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