Caoilinn Hughes | |
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 Hughes in August 2019 | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Alma mater | Queen's University of Belfast, Victoria University of Wellington |
| Notable works | Gathering Evidence (2014); Orchid And The Wasp (2018); The Wild Laughter (2020) |
Caoilinn Hughes is an Irish novelist, and short story writer.
Life[edit]
She holds BA and MA degrees from Queen's University of Belfast, and a PhD in English Literature from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.[1] Her poetry collection, Gathering Evidence (Carcanet Press, 2014),[2] won the Irish Times Shine/Strong Award in 2015. Her debut novel, Orchid & the Wasp (Oneworld / Hogarth Press, 2018),[3] won the 2019 Collyer Bristow Prize,[4] was shortlisted for the Hearst Big Book Award[5] and the Butler Literary Award, and was longlisted for the Authors' Club Best First Novel Award[6] and the International Dublin Literary Award 2020.[7] In 2018, she won The Moth Short Story Prize for her story "Psychobabble".[8][9] In 2019, she won an O. Henry Award for her short story "Prime".[10] She won the An Post Irish Book Awards' writing.ie Story of the Year 2020.[11] Her second novel, The Wild Laughter (Oneworld, 2020),[12] won the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award 2021,[13][14] and was shortlisted for the An Post Irish Book Awards' Novel of the Year 2020,[15] the RTÉ Radio 1 Listeners' Choice Award,[16] the Dalkey Literary Award (Emerging Writer),[17] and was longlisted for the 2021 Dylan Thomas Prize.[18] She was the 2021 Writer Fellow at Trinity College Dublin.[19]
Works[edit]
- Gathering Evidence, Carcanet Press, 2014. ISBN 9781847772626, OCLC 864790156
- Orchid And The Wasp, Oneworld Publications/Hogarth Press, 2018. ISBN 9781786074997, OCLC 1102658950[20][21][22]
- The Wild Laughter, Oneworld Publications, 2020. ISBN 1786077809[23][24][25][26]
References[edit]
- ^ Barry, Kevin (6 September 2018). "Debut novelist Caoilinn Hughes comes first (and third!) in The Moth Short Story Prize". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Carcanet Press, Gathering Evidence". Carcanet Press.
- ^ "Oneworld, Orchid and the Wasp". Oneworld Publications.
- ^ "Collyer Bristow prize: Caoilinn Hughes wins for Orchid the Wasp". The London Magazine. 4 October 2019.
- ^ Tobin, Christian (8 May 2019). "Big Book Awards 2019 shortlist reveals the hottest reads of the summer". Cosmopolitan.
- ^ "Best First Novel Award". Authors' Club.
- ^ "International DUBLIN Literary Award Longlist". Dublin City Libraries. 11 November 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Caoilinn (6 September 2018). "'Psychobabble' by Caoilinn Hughes, winner of The Moth Short Story Prize 2018". The Irish Times.
- ^ Hughes, Caoilinn (6 September 2018). "'Standard Deviation' by Caoilinn Hughes: third place in The Moth short story prize". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Announcing the 100th Annual O. Henry Prize". Literary Hub. Literary Hub. 16 May 2019. Retrieved 11 August 2019.
- ^ "writing.ie Short Story of the Year 2020". Irish Book Awards. 6 September 2020.
- ^ "The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes review – an Irish Cain and Abel". the Guardian. 4 July 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ Hughes, Caoilinn (17 June 2021). "'Encore Award Winner Announced'". Royal Society of Literature.
- ^ Doyle, Martin (1 February 2021). "Caoilinn Hughes wins £10,000 Encore Award for The Wild Laughter". Irish Times. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
- ^ "'An Post Irish Book Awards' Novel of the Year 2020 Shortlist'". An Post Irish Book Awards. 17 June 2021.
- ^ Hughes, Caoilinn (17 June 2021). "'RTÉ Radio 1 Listeners' Choice Award Shortlist'". An Post Irish Book Awards.
- ^ "Emerging Writer Award Shortlist 2021". www.zurich.ie. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
- ^ "Dylan Thomas Prize 2021: Longlist Announced". Wales Arts Review. 21 January 2021. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ^ "Arts Council Writer Fellow Appointments 2021". Irish Arts Council. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ McVeigh, Paul (9 June 2018). "'Orchid and the Wasp' by Caoilinn Hughes: this year's 'Conversations with Friends'". The Irish Times.
- ^ Waldman, Katy (14 August 2018). "The New Yorker Recommends: 'Orchid and the Wasp,' a Winning Début Novel". The New Yorker.
- ^ "In 'Orchid And The Wasp,' An Unapologetic Heroine Who's No Gentle Flower". NPR.org. 5 August 2018.
- ^ Eagleton, Oliver (3 July 2020). "'And never was griping so gay: Disinheritance and disorientation in The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes'". Times Literary Supplement.
- ^ Barekat, Houman (29 September 2020). "'The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes — a grim and comic tale'". Financial Times.
- ^ Hughes, Sarah (23 July 2020). "'The Wild Laughter by Caoilinn Hughes, review: A dark, epic family saga about rural Ireland'". i News.
- ^ Gilmartin, Sarah (25 July 2020). "'The Wild Laughter: Moving tale of assisted suicide in time of recession'". The Irish Times.
External links[edit]
- Times Literary Supplement review of The Wild Laughter
- Sunday Independent review of The Wild Laughter
- Irish Times interview with Caoilinn Hughes
- Bristol 24/7 interview with Caoilinn Hughes
- Tin House Magazine Interview: Caoilinn Hughes
- Collyer Prize Prize 2019 - winner announcement
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