Revealed: Manchán Magan among authors shortlisted for Irish Book Awards

The Irish Book Awards has shortlisted both new and established writers across 19 categories

Manchán Magan, photographed in July 2024. He has been shotlisted posthumously for an Irish Book Award. Picture: Marc O'Sullivan

The late Manchán Magan is among the authors shortlisted for prizes in this year’s An Post Irish Book Awards.

Magan died earlier this month, aged 55, after suffering a setback in his journey with prostate cancer. The writer, broadcaster, and documentary maker has been posthumously shortlisted for Best Irish-Published Book of the Year for his book, Ninety-Nine Words for Rain (and One for Sun), which was illustrated by Megan Luddy.