Short story to the fore

LooseLeaves: Six Irish short story writers , including Claire Keegan, for her forthcoming collection, Walk the Blue Fields (Faber), and John F Deane, for his recently published The Heather Fields and Other Stories (Blackstaff), are among 34 writers whose collections make up the longlist for this year's €35,000 Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award. Login or subscribe for more.