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The €10,000 #MichelDeonPrize for #NonFiction will be awarded at a ceremony on Mon 3 Dec - which one of the 6 shortlisted authors will win this inaugural prize? ow.ly/RgY930m7hX1 @ChattoBooks @AllenLaneBooks @NewIslandBooks @OxUniPress @CorkUP @TrampPress
#1 Introducing the first of our shortlisted authors #RuthFitzmaurice for 'I found my tribe' @ChattoBooks a well written story of the extreme challenges of life. Could Ruth be the winner of the Royal Irish Academy's #MichelDeonPrize for non-fiction funded by @dfatirl
#2 Second shortlisted author is #RobertGerwarth - 'The Vanquished: Why the First Word War Failed to End' @AllenLaneBooks a well written, engaging book on a fascinating topic. Could Robert be in the running for the RIA's #MichelDeonPrize for non-fiction funded by @dfatirl
#3 Third shortlisted author @DarachMac 'Hard Border: Walking through a Century of Partition' @NewIslandBooks A travelogue of the abandoned Ulster Canal combining scholarly and local history in a timely way. Is Darach the winner of the #MichelDeonPrize funded by @dfatirl?
#4 Fourth shortlisted author @bmacsuib 'The End of Outrage: Post-Famine Adjustment in Rural Ireland' @OxUniPress weaves a descriptive narrative with a social history archive of the time in an interesting way. Could Breandan win the #MichelDeonPrize funded by @dfatirl?
#5 Our Fifth shortlisted author @vmstarai 'The Popular Mind in Eighteenth-century Ireland' @CorkUP providing new insights into popular culture to transform your understanding of the time. Could Vincent be the winner #MichelDeonPrize funded by @dfatirl?
#6 our Sixth and final shortlisted author @emiliepine 'Notes to Self: Essays' @TrampPress a well crafted, courageous and elegant read which addresses important experiences and makes compelling reading. Could Emilie scoop the #MichelDeonPrize funded by @dfatirl? Tune in Monday
Congratulations to our 6 shortlisted authors for the inaugural Royal Irish Academy #MichelDeonPrize for non-fiction funded by @dfatirl. The standard is very high and we are looking forward to announcing the winner at the prize ceremony this evening. #GoodLuck all
And the winner is Breandán Mac Suibhne. Congratulations to all
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