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Princess Grace Memorial Literary Award

McCann Wins Princess Grace Award

By Irish America Staff
December / January 2003

December 1, 2002 by Leave a Comment

New York-based Irish writer Colum McCann, 37, was awarded the first ever Princess Grace Memorial Literary Award on October 5, 2002 at the Hôtel de Paris, Monte Carlo. The award entitled "the Ireland Fund of Monaco Literary Award in Memory of Princess Grace" has a value of 15,000 euro and was created to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the death of Princess Grace. McCann, … [Read more...] about McCann Wins Princess Grace Award

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