Lisa Frank

ISBN: 978-1-907682-73-5 | Pages: 288 | Published: 2020

Galway Stories: 2020 is a collection of short fiction set throughout the neighbourhoods of the city and county, by writers who live, have lived, or who have a strong connection to Galway. In reading these stories you will be taken on a tour of the neighbourhoods, getting to know them through the words of the writers and the eyes of their characters. From the perfume counter at a chemist’s shop in Ballinasloe to the silver line separating the sea from the sky at Silver Strand Beach in Barna; from a barstool at Mick Taylor’s Pub in the city centre to the steps leading away from the pier where the ferryboats dock on Inisbofin. Some of the stories present vivid portraits of the neighbourhoods using specific landmarks and detail; others capture the spirit of the neighbourhoods and its people. Together the stories celebrate Galway and the people who live there. Writers featured in Galway Stories: 2020 include: Niamh Boyce, June Caldwell, Danny Denton, Elaine Feeney, Caoilinn Hughes, Una Mannion, Patrick McCabe and Nuala O’Connor. The anthology also features photos and background information on each neighbourhood, as well as local listings and a map displaying where each of the stories takes place.

ISBN: 978-1-907682-69-8 | Pages: 264 | Published: 2019

Belfast Stories is a collection of short fiction set throughout the neighbourhoods of the city, written by writers— both established and emerging—who live, have lived, or who have a strong connection to Belfast, including Lucy Caldwell, Jan Carson, Wendy Erskine, Caoilinn Hughes, Rosemary Jenkinson, Winnie M Li, Bernie McGill, David Park, Glenn Patterson and Ian Sansom. This anthology also features photos and background information on each neighbourhood, as well as local listings and a map displaying where each of the stories takes place.

ISBN: 978-1-907682-11-7 | Pages: 232 | Published: 2013

The twenty stories included in the collection take the reader on an intimate tour of Galway, the cultural heart of Ireland. From the top of Eyre Square to the prom on Salthill, from the bogside of Cashel to the stone walls of Kinvara, each of the stories explore the neighbouhoods and the people who live there. Some stories — such as Jim Mullarkey’s ‘Encounter on Buttermilk Lane’ or Olaf Tyaransen’s ‘Don’t you know who I am?’ — present a vivid portrait of the neighbourhoods using specific landmarks and detail; others — including Edward Boyne’s ‘The Sculptor’ or Nuala Ní Chonchúir’s ‘Cri de Coeur’ — convey the atmospheric spirit of the neighbourhoods and their inhabitants. The stories in the anthology offer a distinct array of content and theme, voice and style, celebrating also the diverse talent of Galway writers, including Kevin Barry, Mary Costello, Julian Gough, Mike McCormack, Alan McMonagle and Nuala O’Connor. Galway Stories also includes photos and background information on each neighbourhood, as well as maps displaying the location of each story to further provide an evocative snapshot of Galway.