Danielle McLaughlin explained

Nationality:	Irish
Children:	3

Danielle McLaughlin is an Irish author. Her collection of short stories, Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015),^[1] won the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize for fiction^[2] and the Sunday Times Short Story Award.^[3] Her novel The Art of Falling (2021)^{[4] [5]} was shortlisted for the International Dublin Literary Award.^[6]

Works

Aoife O'Regan described The Art of Falling for RTÉ as a "family drama set in Cork, where absolutely everyone is flawed".^[7] Martina Devlin described it in the Irish Independent as "a novel about how people hurt one another emotionally, yet somehow find a way to move beyond those wounds."^[8]

Personal life

McLaughlin lives in County Cork with her husband John, and their three children Ellie, Áine and Rory.^[9]

Publications

• Dinosaurs on Other Planets (2015)
• The Art of Falling. London: John Murray, 2021. .^[10]

Awards

• Joint winner, Windham–Campbell Literature Prize, fiction category in 2019. A $165,000 prize.^[2]
• Winner, Sunday Times Short Story Award in 2019 for A Partial List of the Saved. A £30,000 prize.^[11]
• Shortlisted, International Dublin Literary Award in 2022 for The Art of Falling.^[12]

References

1. Web site: 2022-11-19. Dinosaurs on Other Planets by Danielle McLaughlin review – a quietly dazzling debut. 29 January 2016. The Guardian.
2. Web site: Irish writer wins $165,000 Windham-Campbell Prize . 2022-11-19 . The Irish Times . en.
3. Web site: Danielle McLaughlin wins The Sunday Times Short Story of the Year award . 2022-11-19 . The Stinging Fly. en-GB.
4. Web site: 2022-11-19. The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin review – marriages in crisis. 21 January 2021. The Guardian.
5. News: Sue. Miller. 2022-11-19. A Novel of Infidelity and the Art World, on a Crowded Canvas. The New York Times. 5 January 2021. 0362-4331.
6. Web site: Glennon . Nicole . 2022-03-22 . Cork author Danielle McLaughlin shortlisted for €100,000 Dublin Literary Prize . 2022-11-19 . Irish Examiner . en.
7. Aoife. O'Regan. Book review: The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin. 9 February 2021. RTE.
8. Web site: 2022-11-19. The Art of Falling: Danielle McLaughlin gets under the surface of love and lies. independent.
9. Web site: 2022-11-19. The Art of Falling: Engaging debut novel by past master of fiction. The Irish Times.
10. News: 2022-11-19. The Art of Falling by Danielle McLaughlin — a gripping, taut debut. Financial Times. 6 January 2021.
11. Web site: Danielle McLaughlin wins £30,000 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award . 2022-11-19 . The Irish Times . en.
12. Web site: Irish novel in running for €100,000 Dublin Literary Award . 2022-11-19 . Sunday Independent . en.