About this episode

Niamh MacCabe discusses the books she would save in a fire and shares insights about her work as a writer and artist.

Niamh MacCabe tells Ruth McKee which books she would save if her house was on fire. Niamh Mac Cabe is an award-winning writer of fiction, non-fiction, poetry, and hybrid prose. She's also a visual artist, and a lecturer on the Degree in Writing & Literature, the Degree in Performing Arts, and the Masters in Creative Practice programmes at ATU Sligo. Her debut short story collection Four Night Seas , is published by The Lilliput Press.

People in this episode

Host: Ruth McKee

Guest: Niamh MacCabe

Topics covered

• books
• literature
• writing
• art
• interview

Keywords

• Niamh MacCabe
• books
• Four Night Seas
• writing
• art
• interview

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The Lilliput Press, ATU Sligo

Books & works: Four Night Seas

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