Danielle McLaughlin
Irish writer
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Danielle McLaughlin is an Irish author. Her collection of short stories, Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015),[1] won the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for fiction[2] and the Sunday Times Short Story Award.[3] Her novel The Art of Falling (2021)[4][5] was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.[6]
- Short story writer
- novelist
- Windham–Campbell Literature Prize – Fiction
2019 - Sunday Times Short Story Award
2019 A Partial List of the Saved
Danielle McLaughlin | |
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| Born | 1969 (age 56–57) |
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| Children | 3 |
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Works
Aoife O'Regan described The Art of Falling for RTÉ as a "family drama set in Cork, where absolutely everyone is flawed".[7] Martina Devlin described it in the Irish Independent as "a novel about how people hurt one another emotionally, yet somehow find a way to move beyond those wounds."[8]
Personal life
McLaughlin lives in County Cork with her husband John, and their three children Ellie, Áine and Rory.[9]
Publications
- Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015)
- The Art of Falling. London: John Murray, 2021. ISBN 978-1473613669.[10]
- Rituals. Dublin: The Stinging Fly Press, 2026. ISBN 978-1916914049.[11]
Awards
- Joint winner, Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, fiction category in 2019. A $165,000 prize.[2]
- Winner, Sunday Times Short Story Award in 2019 for A Partial List of the Saved. A £30,000 prize.[12]
- Shortlisted, International Dublin Literary Award in 2022 for The Art of Falling.[13]