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ⓘ About Billy O'Callaghan
Billy has received two Arts Council of Ireland’s Bursary Award for Literature and a Bard Gais Energy Irish Book Award for the short story. “The Boatman” was a finalist for the Costa Short Story Award in 2016. “My Coney Island Baby” was shortlisted for the 2020 Encore Award. Billy’s short stories have appeared in magazines and journals around the world, which include: the Bellevue Literary Review, the Kenyon Review, Absinthe: New European Writing, Confrontation, Ploughshares, Agni, the Chattahoochee Review, the Fiddlehead, the Los Angeles Review, the Kyoto Journal, the London Magazine, Narrative, Salamander, and the Saturday Evening Post. When it comes to sitting down and writing something, he tends to think in terms of themes.
All Book Series by Billy O'Callaghan
The Boatman and Other Stories
Latest in the series · book 5 of 5 · published 2020
Southword 38: New International Writing
Latest in the series · book 2 of 2 · published 2020
? Frequently Asked Questions
Who is Billy O'Callaghan?
Billy has received two Arts Council of Ireland’s Bursary Award for Literature and a Bard Gais Energy Irish Book Award for the short story. “The Boatman” was a finalist for the Costa Short Story Award in 2016. “My Coney Island Baby” was shortlisted for the 2020 Encore Award. Billy’s short stories have appeared in magazines and journals around the world, which include: the Bellevue Literary Review, the Kenyon Review, Absinthe: New European Writing, Confrontation, Ploughshares, Agni, the Chattahoochee Review, the Fiddlehead, the Los Angeles Review, the Kyoto Journal, the London Magazine, Narrative, Salamander,…
Which Billy O'Callaghan series should I start with?
Billy O'Callaghan's books stand alone rather than forming a numbered series, so there is no reading order to follow. The natural first pick is The Dead House (2017).
How many books has Billy O'Callaghan written?
Billy O'Callaghan has 12 books catalogued in this guide, published between 2001 and 2023. They are filed under 4 categories rather than in numbered series — chiefly Short Story Collections, Standalone Novels and Anthologies.
In what order should Billy O'Callaghan's series be read?
No reading order is needed: none of the 12 books catalogued here do not form a numbered series, so any title can be picked up first. Within each category they are listed by publication year.
How are Billy O'Callaghan's books organised into series?
This guide splits Billy O'Callaghan's 12 books into categories rather than numbered series: Short Story Collections (5 books); Standalone Novels (4 books); Anthologies (2 books); Short Stories/Novellas (1 book).