Lucy Sweeney Byrne shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book Prize
We’re thrilled to announce that Paris Syndrome, Lucy Sweeney Byrne’s stunning collection of short stories, has been shortlisted for the inaugural John McGahern Annual Book Prize. Organised by the University of Liverpool’s Institute of Irish Studies, the prize honours the best debut novel or short story collection by an Irish writer or writer resident in Ireland. Lucy is shortlisted alongside Adrian Duncan, Nicole Flattery and Anne Griffin.
We loved the judges’ citation for Paris Syndrome:
Lucy Sweeney Byrne manages to capture both the weariness and optimism of the eternal traveller in this impressive debut collection of short stories. These portraits of the unfamiliar, exotic and occasionally threatening communities briefly inhabited by the protagonists are, at heart, meditations on home, belonging and self.
The winner will be announced on 26 June 2020.
