MARY O’DONNELL Poet and fiction-writer Dr Mary O’Donnell’s work is often cited as key in expanding the horizons of Ireland’s traditionally male-dominated literary world. O’Donnell has published numerous collections of poetry, including Spiderwoman’s Third Avenue Rhapsody (1993). Other poetry includes Unlegendary Heroes (1998), and Those April Fevers (2015). Her new collection of poetry Massacre of the Birds is published by Salmon in October 2020. Novels include The Light-Makers, The Elysium Testament, and Where They Lie. She has received numerous awards including prizes from the Fish International Short Story Competition, the Cardiff International Poetry Competition, the VS Pritchett Short Story Competition and the Listowel Writers’ Week Short Story Award, as well as poetry awards from Listowel Writers’ Week. Her poetry has been translated to Hungarian, and her short fiction to Spanish. She has been a member of the Irish artists’ affiliation Aosdana since 2001. Those April Fevers was my seventh collection and came out in 2015, cover by photographer Mark Granier.
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