The Arts Council is pleased to announce the composition of the selection panel for the inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction. The panel will be chaired by the poet Paul Muldoon. Following the extensive call for nominations over the summer months, the selection panel will consider a shortlist of nominees and make its final
decision before Christmas.
The full list of nominations will be published on the Arts Council’s website on Monday, 20 October. The inaugural Laureate for Irish Fiction will be announced in January 2015.