- Paul Maddern (ed) Queering The Green (poetry)
- Mary O’Donnel Sweep the Cobwebs Off the Sky (novel)
- Liz McManus Tiny Bruises (short stories)
- John O’Donnell Mr Hoo and Other Stories (short stories)
- John MacKenna The Lock-keeper’s Wife (novella)
- Moyra Donaldson The Thirteenth Moon (poetry)
- Katriona O’Sullivan Hungry (memoir)
The above photograph and list show some of my current reads and re-reads. I often re-read books that stay in my mind – whether it’s for beautiful writing, the love of a character, or to remind myself of how something was structured. I also return to anthologies, in particular, because it’s rare to read one cover-to-cover on first reading. Always (not almost always, but always) I will find a new treasure of a word, a line, a complete something that will give me a new perspective or feeling about what it means to be human.
Shauna Gilligan Writer 