Alan Monaghan (born May 6, 1970) is an Irish

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. He has been shortlisted for the

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and has won the 2002 Hennessy New Irish Writer Award.

Life and works

Monaghan was born in Dublin where he served his

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as a

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in the

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before becoming an engineer. He began his literary career in 1995 with the short story ''Rosary'' which was shortlisted for the Hennessy X.O Literary Awards. This nomination was successfully followed in 2002 when Monaghan won the Hennessy New Irish Writer Award and the Award for Emerging Fiction for his short story ''The Soldier's Song''. Monaghan has developed this short story into a series of books the first of which, The Soldier's Song was published in 2010. Monaghan has been highly praised for his writing style and was nominated in the Best Newcomer category of the 2010

Personal life

Monaghan continues to live in

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with his family.

Bibliography

;Fiction *''Rosary'' (1995) *''The Soldier's Song'' (2002) *'' The Soldier's Song'' (2010)

References

External links

Marsh Agency, Alan Monaghan Sunday Tribune Article on Hennessy X.O Awards
{{DEFAULTSORT:Monaghan, Alan 1970 births Living people Irish novelists People from County Dublin Irish boilermakers Irish male novelists