Literati gather for Writers’ Week
Five writers have been shortlisted from an entry of more than 50 for the top prize, the €10,000 Kerry Group Irish Fiction award, previous winners of which include John McGahern and William Trevor.
Contenders this year are: Colm Tóibín, The Master; Neil Jordan, Shade; David Park, Swallowing The Sun; Gerard Donovan, Dr Salt, and Ronan Bennett, Havoc In Its Third Year.