Waterford Libraries are delighted to welcome award winning author, Kevin Barry, to Dungarvan Library on Thursday 11th September at 7:00pm. 

This continues our Writers at Waterford Libraries series.

Award winning author, Kevin Barry, will be in conversation discussing his books and writing life in Dungarvan Library on Thursday 11th September from 7:00pm.

Kevin Barry is the author of four novels; The City of Bohane, Beatlebone, Night Boat to Tangier and The Heart in Winter and three short-story collections; Dark Lies the Island, There Are Little Kingdoms and That Old Country Music.

He was awarded the Rooney Prize in 2007 and won the Sunday Times EFG Short Story Award in 2012. For City of Bohane, he was short-listed for the Costa First Novel Award and the Irish Book Award, and won the Author’s Club Best First Novel Prize, the European Union Prize for Literature, and the IMPAC Dublin Literary Award.

His short fiction has appeared in The New Yorker and elsewhere. He lives in County Sligo.

This event is free, but booking is essential, to book your seat for the event contact Dungarvan Library on 058 21141.