Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
Órfhlaith Foyle
Irish author and poet From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Órfhlaith Foyle is an Irish novelist and poet.[1]
 | This biography of a living person includes a list of references, related reading, or external links, but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations. (December 2011) |
Foyle was born in Nigeria[1] to Irish missionary parents, living there as well as Kenya and Malawi,[1] all of which had a profound effect upon her writing.
She has a Bachelor in Humanities, and is a full-time writer,[1] who has been published in a number of literary journals. Foyle has also lived in Australia,[2] France, Russia, Israel and the United Kingdom, and now lives in Galway, Ireland.[1]
Her publications to date include a novel and a book of poetry. A second novel is forthcoming. Her cited influences include Flannery O'Connor, Katherine Mansfield, Emily Brontë and Emily Dickinson.[1]
Remove ads
Selected works
- Belios, Lilliput Press, 2005 – novel[3]
- Revenge, Arlen House, 2005 – mixed collection[3]
- Red Riding Hood's Dilemma, Arlen House, 2010 – poetry, nominated for the Rupert and Eithne Strong Award[3]
- Somewhere in Minnesota, Arlen House 2011 – short story collection[2]
- Clemency Browne Dreams of Gin, Arlen House 2014
References
External links
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads