Mary O’Brien (Máire Ní Bhriain)
From Co. Wexford, Ireland, Mary O’Brien writes in both English and Irish. Her poetry has been published in journals across the country and shortlisted in many competitions. She has published seven poetry collections. She has also written short stories and was shortlisted for the RTÉ Francis MacManus Short Story Competition.
She is a past winner of the Irish-language poetry prize, Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge, at Listowel Writers’ Week. She has received arts grants and bursaries from Artlinks, Co. Wexford, and from Creative Ireland. Her first collection in the Irish language was published by Coiscéim, Dublin, in 2019. A bilingual collection, *Púcaíocht / Shapeshifting*, was published by Boland Press in 2023.
Scríbhneoir dátheangach ó Loch Garman, Éire, is ea Máire Ní Bhriain. Tá dánta dá cuid foilsithe sna hirisí timpeall na tíre agus, le cabhair ó dheontais ealaíon, tá seacht mbailiúchán filíochta scríofa aici. Tá gearrscéalta scríofa aici freisin, agus cuireadh í ar an ngearrliosta le haghaidh an RTÉ Francis MacManus Short Story Competition. Bhuaigh sí Duais Fhoras na Gaeilge ag Seachtain na Scríbhneoirí i Lios Tuathail. Tá sparánachtaí faighte aici ó Artlinks (Loch Garman) agus ó Éire Ildánach. Foilsíodh *Ré na n-Úll* (Coiscéim) i 2019, agus foilsíodh *Púcaíocht / Shapeshifting* (Boland Press) i 2023.