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Irish-Canadian author and journalist

Ed O'Loughlin
Ed O'Loughlin in 2020
Born (1966-12-08) 8 December 1966 (age 58)
Toronto
Occupation(s) Journalist, writer, reporter
Years active1989 present
SpouseNuala Haughey
AwardsLonglisted 2009 Man Booker Prize, Shortlisted 2017 Giller Prize

Ed O'Loughlin is an Irish-Canadian author and journalist. His first novel, Not Untrue and Not Unkind, dealt with foreign journalists reporting on African conflicts. It was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2009 and shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Fiction award in 2010.

A second novel, Toploader, was a dark satire on drone warfare and the war against terror. A third novel, Minds of Winter, a multi-generational polar mystery story, was longlisted for the Sir Walter Scott Prize for historical fiction and shortlisted for the 2017 Scotiabank Giller Prize. His fourth novel, This Eden, a metaphysical thriller about money and technology, was published in June 2021.

Before turning to fiction, O'Loughlin worked for twenty years as a newspaper reporter, including fourteen years as a foreign correspondent in Africa and the Middle East for the Sydney Morning Herald, Age of Melbourne, Independent of London, The Irish Times, and others.

Born in Toronto, he was brought up near Kildare Town in rural Ireland. He now lives in Dublin with his wife and two children. Following the success of Minds of Winter, with its themes of mapping and exploration, he was elected a fellow of the Royal Canadian Geographical Society.

Since returning to Dublin, he has reported on Ireland for the Atlantic, the Economist, and the New York Times, and he reviews non-fiction for the Irish Times and the Times Literary Supplement, among others.

References

  1. "Irish Writers Online | O'Loughlin, Ed". Irish Writers Online. 19 December 2010. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  2. "Not Untrue and Not Unkind". www.penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  3. "Review: Not Untrue and Not Unkind by Ed O'Loughlin". the Guardian. 19 June 2009. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  4. ^ "John Banville Wins Kerry Group Irish Fiction Award 2010 At Listowel Writers' Week | Irish Publishing News". Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  5. Burnside, John (6 May 2011). "Toploader by Ed O'Loughlin – review". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  6. "Minds of Winter review: A novel wondrous in tone and reach". The Irish Times. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  7. "2017 longlist announced -". The Walter Scott Prize for Historical Fiction. 22 February 2017. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  8. "5 finalists for 2017 Giller Prize revealed". CBC News, October 2, 2017.
  9. "This Eden - Ed O'Loughlin; | Foyles Bookstore". Foyles. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
  10. ^ "O'Loughlin, Ed - ROGERS, COLERIDGE & WHITE". ROGERS, COLERIDGE & WHITE. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  11. pope (7 November 2017). "Ed O'Loughlin's winter mind". Canadian Geographic. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
  12. "Ed O'loughlin | The New York Times Journalist | Muck Rack". muckrack.com. Retrieved 24 October 2020.

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