Ivy Bannister

American-born writer living in Ireland

Ivy Bannister (born July 11, 1951) is an American-born writer living in Ireland.^[1]

The daughter of Richard and Hortense Eberhart, she was born Ivy Eberhart in New York City,^[1] grew up in Connecticut^[2] and was educated at Smith College and Trinity College in Dublin. In 1976, she married Frank Bannister.^[1]

Her poetry and short stories have appeared in various anthologies of Irish writing. Her poems have also appeared in publications such as The Irish Times, the Sunday Tribune, the Poetry Ireland Review and THE SHOp.^[2]

Bannister has received the:

O. Z. Whitehead Award in 1986
Hennessy Literary Award in 1988
Listowel Award in 1987
PJ O'Connor Award in 1991
Francis MacManus Award in 1999^[2]^[1]

Selected works

Source:^[2]

The Wilde Circus Show (1990)
The Magician and other stories (1996)
The Wall, play, received the Mobil Ireland Playwriting Award in 1993
The Woman who has Difficulty Answering the Phone (2001)
Blunt Trauma (2005)
Vinegar and spit (2008)

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Sleeman, Elizabeth (2001). The International Who's Who of Women 2002. p. 40. ISBN 1857431227.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Gonzalez, Alexander G (2006). Irish Women Writers: An A-to-Z Guide. pp. 12–14. ISBN 0313328838.