![]() Getting the first finished copy into my hands was a highlight. So, an easy question first – what was your most significant moment in the past year of being a debut author? Hi Pádraig – many congratulations on having your first book TIN (Chickenhouse) shortlisted for the Irish Book awards Children’s Book of the Year later this month and also being nominated for the prestigious CILIP Carnegie Award 2019. As an arts journalist he has contributed work to the Sunday Tribune, the Sunday Independent, the Irish Examiner, and several other publications. ![]() He started his career writing radio drama. He is a graduate of Maynooth University where he obtained a master’s degree in Anglo-Irish writing. Pádraig Kenny is an Irish writer who hails from Newbridge in County Kildare. In the first of a series of interviews with Irish debut children’s authors, Olivia Hope of our Down the Rabbit Hole blog talks about first-time experiences of being a published author. ![]() ![]() National Emerging Writer Programme Overview. ![]()
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