Una Mannion was born in Philadelphia and lives in County Sligo Ireland. She has won numerous prizes for her work including the Hennessy Emerging Poetry Award and the Doolin, Cuirt, Allingham and Ambit short story prizes. Her work has been published in The Irish Times, The Lonely Crowd, Crannog and Bare Fiction. She edits The Cormorant, a broadsheet of prose and poetry.
'Una Mannion's a terrific writer and an exciting new talent.' - Audrey Magee 'Una Mannion beautifully chronicles what we lose in the badlands of family.' - Eoin McNamee