Stephen J. Martin
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Stephen J Martin is an Irish
writer of contemporary comic fiction.
Martin grew up in Raheny
, Dublin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Dublin City University
. Having spent several years working in IT in the Far East, he became a full-time writer in 2002.
Having graduated from college with a degree in Electronic Engineering, Stephen J Martin worked in Japan for eight years http://www.mercierpress.ie/view.aspx?bookID=475&aid=255. During this time he became involved in a local amateur theatre group, The Hiberian Players. He directed plays by Joseph O'Connor
and Sean O'Casey
and acted in Roddy Doyle
's Brownbread and Dermot Bolger
's one-man play, In High Germany. Also during this time, he was the singer in a local Tokyo-based rock band, Yer Mot's a Dog, touring extensively throughout Asia with the band.
Martin cites these literary and musical influences when asked about his decision to take up writing despite having had no formal background in the Arts. The Superchick trilogy largely draws on his experiences as the singer in a band and is a comic look at the behind-the-scenes challenges of touring and performing http://www.pointedshoe.com/interviews/Steve_Gerry.mp3.
He is a fluent Irish-speaker and regularly appears on Irish-language radio and TV programs.
Stephen J Martin is married and currently lives with his wife in Hong Kong.
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
writer of contemporary comic fiction.
Martin grew up in Raheny
Raheny
Raheny is a northern suburb of Dublin, the capital city of Ireland. It is an old area, centred around an old village, and is referenced back to 570 AD but after years of light settlement, with a main village and a coastal hamlet, grew rapidly in the 20th century, and is now a mid-density...
, Dublin. He graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering from Dublin City University
Dublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
. Having spent several years working in IT in the Far East, he became a full-time writer in 2002.
Having graduated from college with a degree in Electronic Engineering, Stephen J Martin worked in Japan for eight years http://www.mercierpress.ie/view.aspx?bookID=475&aid=255. During this time he became involved in a local amateur theatre group, The Hiberian Players. He directed plays by Joseph O'Connor
Joseph O'Connor
Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. He is known for his 2002 historical novel Star of the Sea. Before success as an author he was a journalist with the Sunday Tribune newspaper and Esquire magazine...
and Sean O'Casey
Seán O'Casey
Seán O'Casey was an Irish dramatist and memoirist. A committed socialist, he was the first Irish playwright of note to write about the Dublin working classes.- Early life:...
and acted in Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. Several of his books have been made into successful films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. He won the Booker Prize in 1993....
's Brownbread and Dermot Bolger
Dermot Bolger
Dermot Bolger is an Irish novelist, playwright and poet born in Finglas, a suburb of Dublin.His work is often concerned with the articulation of the experiences of working-class characters who, for various reasons, feel alienated from society. Bolger questions the relevance of traditional...
's one-man play, In High Germany. Also during this time, he was the singer in a local Tokyo-based rock band, Yer Mot's a Dog, touring extensively throughout Asia with the band.
Martin cites these literary and musical influences when asked about his decision to take up writing despite having had no formal background in the Arts. The Superchick trilogy largely draws on his experiences as the singer in a band and is a comic look at the behind-the-scenes challenges of touring and performing http://www.pointedshoe.com/interviews/Steve_Gerry.mp3.
He is a fluent Irish-speaker and regularly appears on Irish-language radio and TV programs.
Stephen J Martin is married and currently lives with his wife in Hong Kong.