Person Detail: Aine Greaney

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General Information:
Full Name: Aine Greaney
Biography: An Irish native living in Massachusetts, Aine Greaney has published books, short stories and non-fiction essays. In 2000, she was the grand prize winner of the Frank O'Connor Short Story Award. Her work has also been placed, shortlisted or awarded by the Irish News International Short Fiction Awards, the Hennessy New Irish Writers Award, and the Steinbeck Award. Her first novel, "The Big House," was released in Ireland and the United Kingdom in June 2003 (Simon & Schuster / TownHouse). Her second novel, "Dance Lesson" is forthcoming in 2011 (Syracuse U.P). Her instructional book, "Writer with a Day Job" is forthcoming from Writers Digest Books. The short story collection, "The Sheepbreeders Dance" was published by Flume Press in 2005. Greaney's work is also included in anthologies such as "In Love and Trouble," "Lost & Found," (Anthology of teachers' writing) and "The Fish Anthology." She is a lively, dramatic and sometimes humorous reader / speaker, who brings the audience to understand the genesis of her work. She has spoken at colleges, libraries, arts events, and history museums. Visit her website at http://www.ainegreaney.com.
Circuit Writer Information:
Category:	Interstate
Travel Range:	Anywhere--depending on accessability, distance, and fee.
Transportation:	Airplane or car.
Dates Available:	Contact for availability.
Fees:	Negotiable depending on proximity to Massachusetts, but absolute minimum fee is $100-$150 plus travel, lodging, and meals.
Contact Information:	Email: aine@ainegreaney.com Website (click here)
Author's Timeline:
2003		(Unknown) County The Big House (Pub: Simon & Schuster, United Kingdom and Townhouse, Ireland. ISBN: 190365050-X) Novel.
2010		(Unknown) County Aine Greaney lives in Massachusetts.
2011		(Unknown) County Writer With A Day Job (Pub: Writers Digest Books. ISBN: ISBN-10: 1-58297-996-0; ISBN-13: 978-1-58297-996-0.) Instructional.
2005		(Unknown) County The Sheepbreeders Dance (Pub: Flume Press. ISBN: ) Short story collection.
2011		(Unknown) County Dance Lessons (Pub: Syracuse University Press. ISBN: 978-0-8156-0984-1.) Dance Lessons is a contemporary novel set in greater Boston and the west of Ireland. The story begins when Ellen, a young American widow, discovers that her Irish-immgrant husband was not, after all, an orphan.