The art and craft of living by the pencil and the pen

Brian Lalor has survived by pursuing his interests as a printmaker, illustrator and author, says Colette Sheridan

West Cork-based writer and artist, Brian Lalor, will be honoured at the Cork World Book Fest, which runs from April 19-23.

Lalor will read from his memoir, Rosenheim & Windermere, and will be in conversation with writer, Alannah Hopkin. A graduate of the Crawford College of Art and Design, Lalor is a polymath. After a brief career in archaeology in London, he devoted himself to writing and art. His work includes an illustrated edition of Oscar Wilde’s The Ballad of Reading Gaol, and The Irish Round Tower. He was general editor of the award-winning The Encyclopaedia of Ireland and won the International Swift Society Award for Juvenalian Satire in 2004. His Ink-Stained Hands is a study of fine art printmaking in Ireland.