Are Joseph O'Connor and Iris Murdoch both novelist?
Joseph O'Connor Joseph Victor O'Connor is an Irish novelist. His 2002 historical novel "Star of the Sea" was an international number one bestseller. Before success as an author he was a journalist with the "Sunday Tribune" newspaper and "Esquire magazine". He is a regular contributor to Raidió Teilifís Éireann (RTÉ). He is a member of the Irish artists' association Aosdána.
Philip Ó Ceallaigh Philip Ó Ceallaigh (born 23 March 1968) is an Irish short story writer living in Bucharest. The New Zealand writer Charlotte Grimshaw described him as a "clever Irish writer". Michel Faber, in "The Guardian", described his control of tone, dialogue and narrative contour as "masterful". Ó Ceallaigh won the 2006 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature and was the first Irish writer to be shortlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award.