![]() ![]() ![]() He was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 20.In 2015, Conor Kostick became Chairperson of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and was President of the Irish Jury for the EU Prize for Literature, and in that year too he was appointed to the Board of the National Library of Ireland. He was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. ![]() At their 2009 awards, the Reading *ociation of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award 'in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland.' CareerĬonor Kostick was the editor of Socialist Worker in Ireland and a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland. The sequel to Epic is Saga, first published in Ireland late in 2006 Edda, published in 2011, completes the 'Avatar Chronicles' trilogy. WorksĮpic was his first novel and was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People Honours list for 2006 and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007. ![]() He is the author of many works of history and fiction. Conor Kostick (born 26 June 1964) is an Irish historian and writer living in Dublin. ![]()
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