John O’Donnell and Siobhán Mannion

John O’Donnell’s work has been published and broadcast in Ireland and abroad. His accolades include the Irish National Poetry Prize, the New Irish Writing Awards for Poetry and Fiction, and the 2 023 RTÉ Francis McManus Short Story Award for “Mr Hoo.” He has published five poetry collections, and his short story collection “Almost the Same Blue” (Doire Press) was longlisted for the Edge Hill Short Story Prize and named one of the Books of the Year by the Sunday Independent. His radio play Rainbow Baby won a prize at the New York Festivals Radio Awards, and his coproduced documentary Back to the Rock aired on RTÉ Radio’s The Doc On One. His debut novel won the Irish Writers Centre Novel Fair 2024.