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name: Orla McAlinden
about: Orla McAlinden is an emerging voice in Irish writing. Her first book, The Accidental Wife, won the 2014 Eludia Prize from Hidden River Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and is published on their Sowilo Press imprint. Martina Devlin, Northern Irish author of 20 novels, including The House Where it Happened, has described Orla's work as "visceral and authentic" and Anthony J Quinn, king of Northern Irish Noir says she displays a "remarkably mature depth of voice and narrative range". Orla was sent to school at three years old, to prevent her from falling out of any more windows, and she has had a book in her hand ever since. She reads widely, with a strong emphasis on Irish authors, and regrets the time spent eating and sleeping, which interferes wit Orla McAlinden is an emerging voice in Irish writing. Her first book, The Accidental Wife, won the 2014 Eludia Prize from Hidden River Arts in Philadelphia, PA, and is published on their Sowilo Press imprint. Martina Devlin, Northern Irish author of 20 novels, including The House Where it Happened, has described Orla's work as "visceral and authentic" and Anthony J Quinn, king of Northern Irish Noir says she displays a "remarkably mature depth of voice and narrative range". Orla was sent to school at three years old, to prevent her from falling out of any more windows, and she has had a book in her hand ever since. She reads widely, with a strong emphasis on Irish authors, and regrets the time spent eating and sleeping, which interferes with her reading.Orla's new novel, The Flight of the Wren (coming soon) won the Cecil Day Lewis Emerging Writer Award from the Arts Service of Kildare County, Ireland, where she currently lives with her husband, four young children and dog. ...more