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Colin Barrett

Buried Anguish: An Interview with Colin Barrett

By Julia Brodsky, Editorial Assistant
December / January 2016

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Dublin breakout writer Colin Barrett talks to Julia Brodsky about his angst- and anguish-ridden debut short story collection, Young Skins. ℘℘℘ Colin Barrett’s debut collection of short stories, Young Skins (Black Cat), hit the Dublin scene in 2013 and earned the 32-year-old Mayo native a score of major accolades, including the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award, … [Read more...] about Buried Anguish: An Interview with Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett Wins 2014
Rooney Prize for Fiction

By Matthew Skwiat, Contributing Editor
October / November 2014

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Irish short story writer and Mayo native Colin Barrett was recently awarded the 2014 Rooney Prize for Irish literature for his new book, Young Skins. The event took place at the Provost House in Trinity College this past September. Barrett’s short stories have been greeted with enthusiasm from critics all over Ireland. Chris Power from The Guardian called it “an extraordinary … [Read more...] about Colin Barrett Wins 2014
Rooney Prize for Fiction