Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
- Rooney Prize for Irish Literature
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Der Rooney Prize for Irish Literature ist ein irischer Literaturpreis, der jährlich an einen aufstrebenden irischen Schriftsteller unter 40 Jahren verliehen wird.
Der Preis wurde 1976 gestiftet von Dan Rooney, Präsident der Pittsburgh Steelers und seit 2009 US-amerikanischer Botschafter in Irland. Seit 2007 wird der Rooney Prize vom Oscar Wilde Centre for Irish Writing des Trinity College Dublin verwaltet.
Preisträger
- 1976: Heno Magee
- 1977: Desmond Hogan
- 1978: Peter Sheridan
- 1979: Kate Cruise O’Brien
- 1980: Bernard Farrell
- 1981: Neil Jordan
- 1982: Medbh McGuckian
- 1983: Dorothy Nelson
- 1984: Ronan Sheehan
- 1985: Frank McGuinness
- 1986: Paul Mercier
- 1987: Deirdre Madden
- 1988: Glenn Patterson
- 1989: Robert McLiam Wilson
- 1990: Mary Dorcey
- 1991: Anne Enright
- 1992: Hugo Hamilton
- 1993: Gerard Fanning
- 1994: Colum McCann
- 1995: Philip MacCann
- 1996: Mike McCormack
- 1997: Anne Haverty
- 1998: David Wheatley
- 1999: Mark O’Rowe
- 2000: Claire Keegan
- 2001: Keith Ridgway
- 2002: Caitríona O’Reilly
- 2003: Eugene O’Brien
- 2004: Claire Kilroy
- 2005: Nick Laird
- 2006: Philip Ó Ceallaigh
- 2007: Kevin Barry
- 2008: Leontia Flynn
- 2009: Kevin Power
- 2010: Leanne O’Sullivan
- 2011: Lucy Caldwell
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Kategorien:
- Literaturpreis (Irland)
- Literatur (Irisch)
- Literatur (Englisch)
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