Fergal O'Byrne is a writer from

Dublin Dublin is the capital and largest city of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Situated on Dublin Bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinster, and is bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, pa ...

, Ireland who now lives in

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the Urban area of Copenhagen, urban area. The city is situated on the islands of Zealand and Amager, separated from Malmö, Sweden, by the ...

, Denmark. Two of his stage plays have won awards at Listowel Writers' Week.

Career

Before turning to writing full-time, O'Byrne was CEO of the Irish Internet Association and was listed by that organisation in its "IIA Internet Hall of Fame". After moving to Copenhagen, he met artistic director Ian Burns, who agreed to stage a trilogy of plays by O'Byrne. The first play, ''Extremophiles'', had its premiere in October 2020 in the Krudttønden Theatre, Copenhagen. A further play by O'Byrne, ''Rub-a-Dub-Dub'', is due to be given its premiere in March 2022. O'Byrne's screenwriting work includes the sitcom ''Hipsterverse''. His short films include ''Eyes Wide Open'', ''Ribeye'' (2016 Semi-Finalist PAGE International Screenwriting Awards), and Glass Ceiling (2014 Quarter-Finalist PAGE International Screenwriting Awards).

Recognition

O'Byrne was a winner of the Hennessy Short Story writing awards, which led to the publication of his debut novel ''Trolley Ride in Manhattan'' (Mentor Books) in 2000. His stage plays have won several awards, including ''A Dragon’s Tale'' (which won the Eamon Keane Award at the 2013 Listowel Writers' Week), and ''Extremophiles'' (which won the Eamon Keane Award in 2018).

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Obyrne, Fergal)) Living people Writers from Dublin (city) 1966 births