New Irish Writing Best Short Story in association with the Irish Independent

Winner 2021

Deirdre Sullivan

By Little Lives

About Little Lives...

Deirdre Sullivan is an award-winning YA novelist from Galway. I Want to Know That I Will Be Okay (Banshee Press) is her first book for adults.

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Teen & Young Adult Book of the Year

Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Junior)

Specsavers Children's Book of the Year (Senior)

Irish Independent Crime Fiction Book of the Year

Ireland AM Popular Fiction Book of the Year

Eason Novel of the Year

Listowel Writers' Week Poem of the Year

Eason Sports Book of the Year

Bookselling Ireland Food & Drink Book of the Year

Bookstation Lifestyle Book of the Year

Dubray Biography of the Year

WHSmith Non-Fiction Book of the Year

TheJournal.ie Best Irish-Published Book of the Year

Gradam Love Leabhar Gaeilge Leabhar Ficsin Gaeilge na Bliana

Library Association of Ireland Author of the Year

RTÉ Audience Choice Award

Sunday Independent Newcomer of the Year

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