Paul McVeigh

Born in Belfast, Paul began his career as a playwright before moving to London where he wrote comedy shows. Moving to prose, his short stories have been published in anthologies and literary journals and read on BBC Radio 3, 4, and 5. Paul has taught creative writing and read his work in Australia, Austria, Germany, Indonesia, Ireland, Mexico, Malaysia, Poland, Singapore, Switzerland, and Turkey. In the UK, he's taught at the Barbican, the British Library, Hampsted Theatre, the Tricycle Theatre, and at universities in Brighton, London, and Swansea. Paul also judges literary competitions and reviews for The Irish Times. The Good Son, Paul's debut novel, won The Polari Prize and The McCrea Literary Award. It was shortlisted for The Authors' Club Best First Novel Award, the Prix du Roman Cezam in France, and a finalist for The People's Book Prize. The Good Son was chosen as Brighton's City Reads in 2016 and was given out as part of World Book Night 2017. His work 'Hollow' was shortlisted for Irish Short Story of the Year at the Irish Book Awards in 2017. He now lives back home in Belfast.