Barney Norris was born in Sussex in 1987, and grew up in Salisbury. Upon leaving university he founded the theatre company Up In Arms. He won the Critics’ Circle and Offwestend Awards for Most Promising Playwright for his debut full-length play Visitors. He is the Martin Esslin Playwright in Residence at Keble College, Oxford. Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain is his first novel.
Barney Norris was born in Sussex in 1987, and grew up in Salisbury. Upon leaving university he founded the theatre company Up In Arms. He won the Critics’ Circle and Offwestend Awards for Most Promising Playwright for his debut full-length play Visitors. He is the Martin Esslin Playwright in Residence at Keble College, Oxford. Five Rivers Met on a Wooded Plain is his first novel.
Meet our judging panel for 2025 Dublin Literary Award
VideoNovember 1 2024
2024 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony
2024 Dublin Literary Award Ceremony with broadcaster Rick O'Shea. Livestreamed from the International Literature Festival Dublin in Merrion Square Park on Thursday 23rd May 2024.
AudioJune 11 2024
All About Books Podcast Features the 2024 Dublin Literary Award
Dublin City FM podcaster Katy Conneely spotlights the award.
VideoJune 5 2024
2024 Winners Mircea Cărtărescu & Sean Cotter in conversation
with Journalist Alex Clarke at the International Literature Festival Dublin.
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