Billy O'Callaghan | |
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 Billy O'Callaghan (August 2016) | |
| Born | 9 December 1974 Cork, Ireland |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Literary movement | Irish Short Story |
| Notable works | The Things We Lose, The Things We Leave Behind. My Coney Island Baby. Life Sentences |
| Website | |
| www | |
Billy O'Callaghan (born 9 December 1974) is an Irish short fiction writer and novelist. He is best known for his short-story collection The Things We Lose, The Things We Leave Behind, which was awarded the Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award for the short story in 2013[1][2][3] and his widely-translated novel My Coney Island Baby, which was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Literature's Encore Award.
- ^ "Writing.ie Short Story of the Year".
- ^ "Bord Gáis Energy Irish Book Award Winners". The Sunday Independent. 2 December 2013.
- ^ "Irish Book Award Winners". 26 November 2013.