Danielle McLaughlin

Danielle McLaughlin
Born1969 (age 56–57)
Occupations
  • Short story writer
  • novelist
Children3
Writing career
Notable awards

Danielle McLaughlin is an Irish author. Her collection of short stories, Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015),[1] won the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for fiction[2] and the Sunday Times Short Story Award.[3] Her novel The Art of Falling (2021)[4][5] was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.[6]

Works

Aoife O'Regan described The Art of Falling for RTÉ as a "family drama set in Cork, where absolutely everyone is flawed".[7] Martina Devlin described it in the Irish Independent as "a novel about how people hurt one another emotionally, yet somehow find a way to move beyond those wounds."[8]

Personal life

McLaughlin lives in County Cork with her husband John, and their three children Ellie, Áine and Rory.[9]

Publications

  • Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015)
  • The Art of Falling. London: John Murray, 2021. ISBN 978-1473613669.[10]
  • Rituals. Dublin: The Stinging Fly Press, 2026. ISBN 978-1916914049.[11]

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Dinosaurs on Other Planets by Danielle McLaughlin review – a quietly dazzling debut". The Guardian. 29 January 2016. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  2. 1 2 "Irish writer wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  3. ↑ "Danielle McLaughlin wins The Sunday Times Short Story of the Year award". The Stinging Fly. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  4. ↑ "The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin review – marriages in crisis". The Guardian. 21 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  5. ↑ Miller, Sue (5 January 2021). "A Novel of Infidelity and the Art World, on a Crowded Canvas". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  6. ↑ Glennon, Nicole (2022-03-22). "Cork author Danielle McLaughlin shortlisted for €100,000 Dublin Literary Prize". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  7. ↑ O'Regan, Aoife (9 February 2021). "Book review: The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin". RTE.
  8. ↑ "The Art of Falling: Danielle McLaughlin gets under the surface of love and lies". independent. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  9. ↑ "The Art of Falling: Engaging debut novel by past master of fiction". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  10. ↑ "The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin — a gripping, taut debut". Financial Times. 6 January 2021. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  11. ↑ "Author Danielle McLaughlin: 'I'm really interested in whether we are using rituals or they are using us'". The Irish Times. 23 April 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-23.
  12. ↑ "Danielle McLaughlin wins £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2022-11-19.
  13. ↑ "Irish novel in running for €100,000 Dublin Literary Award". Sunday Independent. Retrieved 2022-11-19.