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Pádhraic Quinn

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2025 Irish Book Awards Winner for New Irish Writing Best Short Story 2025/26 London Library Emerging Writer https://m.independent.ie/entertainment/new-irish-writing/new-irish-writing-all-the-birch-trees-were-waving-by-padhraic-quinn/a1765826609.html

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Congratulations Wendy! Great news.

04.03.2026 15:06 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah thanks Donovan, very kind of you to say.

20.02.2026 15:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Wishing you the best of luck Niamh.

19.02.2026 13:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Wishing you the best of luck Mike.

08.01.2026 13:35 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Chester Himes – A Rage in Harlem

01.01.2026 13:10 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Love the last point Ronan – 'Negative feedback is a certainty and ultimately vaccinates you against trying to please everyone'. Will remember that.

29.12.2025 14:48 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Happy birthday Rónán!

27.12.2025 19:58 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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"They can transport you from the darkest places..."

We loved speaking with Pádhraic Quinn after his win at this year's awards. For his short story "All The Birch Trees Were Waving", he took the award for New Irish Writing Best Short Story, in association with the @independent.ie.

19.12.2025 12:03 👍 7 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0

Brilliant news!

11.12.2025 10:59 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Ah thanks Elaine.

04.12.2025 16:02 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

04.12.2025 15:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This looks fantastic Helen. I'll try to come along.

04.12.2025 15:45 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Huge congratulations to Mick and all the team. Such an achievement. Heartening and inspiring in equal measure.

04.12.2025 11:46 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Congratulations Elaine!

04.12.2025 11:33 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Over the moon to win New Irish Writing Best Short Story at the 2025 Irish Book Awards.

A huge thank you to Ciaran Carty, Eoin McNamee, @independent.ie & @irishbookawards.bsky.social

04.12.2025 11:29 👍 7 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Scott!

04.12.2025 09:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thanks Róisín!

03.12.2025 12:38 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Some great work there David. Congratulations.

03.12.2025 11:29 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Delighted to win New Irish Writing Best Short Story at the 2025 Irish Book Awards.

A huge thank you to Ciaran Carty, Eoin McNamee & @irishbookawards.bsky.social

03.12.2025 11:17 👍 20 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
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The WINNER of the 2025 New Irish Writing Best Short Story, in association with the Irish Independent is...

"All The Birch Trees Were Waving", Pádhraic Quinn

#APIBA #StoriesMakeUs

27.11.2025 22:56 👍 4 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0

*analysis

21.11.2025 14:12 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

This is great Emma – particularly your use and analyses of 'double-consciousness'

21.11.2025 14:03 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0

Ah this is superb.

21.11.2025 12:20 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Great list Ian – particularly like Danielle McLaughlin's 'A Partial List of the Saved'.

21.11.2025 11:16 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Some great choices by @iancritchley.bsky.social

21.11.2025 11:12 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

A vital and stunning piece of work by Aoife Kelleher. Hope as many people can get out to see it as possible.

21.11.2025 11:07 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Fantastic – looking forward to both.

21.11.2025 10:56 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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New Irish Writing: All the Birch Trees Were Waving by Pádhraic Quinn You were standing in the magnolia light that came through the closed kitchen window. You were holding a cup of coffee close to your chin and wearing a bracelet with blue beads. The flat was silent aro...

Delighted to see my short story 'all the birch trees were waving' in today's Irish Independent as the December feature of New Irish Writing. Big thank you to Ciaran Carty and to @irishindependent.bsky.social
#fiction #books #shortstories
m.independent.ie/entertainmen...

28.12.2024 10:17 👍 17 🔁 3 💬 3 📌 1

Ah this is stunning. Crafted with such a quiet deftness.

21.11.2025 10:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Borderline Project | Shiro MASUYAMA / 増山士郎

See more here - www.shiromasuyama.net/borderline

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