Claire Keegan Photo: Supplied by Elephant Publicity
Irish novelist and short story writer Claire Keegan was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2022 for her book Small Things Like These.
It's the story of a coal merchant whose eyes are opened to the horror of the laundry run by nuns one Christmas.
The Booker Prize judges described it as "both a celebration of compassion and a stern rebuke of the sins committed in the name of religion".
Keegan is appearing at Wanaka's Festival of Colour next Sunday, along with Audrey McGee, talking about why Irish writers are making a big impact.
