Karen Gillece
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Karen Gillece is an Irish writer. She studied Law at University College Dublin
and worked for several years in the telecommunications industry before turning to writing full-time. She has written four novels and her short stories have been widely published in literary journals and magazines. She has been described by The Irish Times
as "an emerging force to be reckoned with", and by the Irish Independent
as "the queen of emerging Irish writers", and her work as being "clever and compelling". She lives in Dublin.
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
and worked for several years in the telecommunications industry before turning to writing full-time. She has written four novels and her short stories have been widely published in literary journals and magazines. She has been described by The Irish Times
The Irish Times
The Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
as "an emerging force to be reckoned with", and by the Irish Independent
Irish Independent
The Irish Independent is Ireland's largest-selling daily newspaper that is published in both compact and broadsheet formats. It is the flagship publication of Independent News & Media.-History:...
as "the queen of emerging Irish writers", and her work as being "clever and compelling". She lives in Dublin.
Awards and honors
- 2009: European Union Prize for LiteratureEuropean Union Prize for LiteratureEuropean Union Prize for Literature is a European Union literary award. The award is funded and founded by the Culture Programme of the European Union, and is coordinated by a Consortium, selected by a Commission. The Consortium is composed of the European Booksellers Federation, the European...
, Longshore Drift - 2001: Hennessy New Irish Writing Award, shortlist