Irish Writing Now: Young Adult Fiction

Irish writers rarely shy away from tough subjects – they push the boundaries and are often ahead of their time. Today, a new generation of writers is fearlessly taking the world by storm.

Just as James Joyce reflected the realities of Irish society, Young Adult Fiction writers give readers an insight into the real challenges facing young people in Ireland, and around the world, today. Do you want to know what young Irish people are thinking and feeling? Here are just some of the writers who might have the answers.

How to use this guide 1 Introduction 2 Joyce’s Century 3 Ink and Imagination 4 A Riverrun of Language 5 Letter from James Joyce to WB Yeats, 1912 6 ‘Dear, Dirty Dublin’ 7 Gardens 8 The State and Irish Writing 9 Irish Writing Now: Young Adult Fiction 10 What I Like Most 11 Joyce in Translation 12 Commissions Gallery 13 Copy No.1 of Ulysses 14 A Mind at Work 20 A City of Words - Inside the Dublin Writers Museum Collection 21 A City of Words – George Bernard Shaw 22 A City of Words – Patrick Kavanagh 23 A City of Words - The Abbey Theatre 24 A City of Words - Mary Lavin 25 A City of Words – Sean O'Casey 26 A City of Words - Samuel Beckett 27 A City of Words - Brendan Behan 28 A City of Words – Frank O’Connor 29 A City of Words – Bram Stoker 30 A City of Words – Katharine Tynan 31 A City of Words - Oscar Wilde 32 A City of Words - Hidden Voices 33 A City of Words - The Dublin Writers Museum Visit MoLI

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