David Butler

David Butler’s debut poetry collection, ‘Via Crucis’, was published by Doghouse in 2011, while his most recent novel, 'City of Dis' (New Island) was shortlisted for the Kerry Group Irish Novel of the Year, 2015. A second poetry collection, ‘All the Barbaric Glass’, has been accepted for publication by Doire Press. Literary prizes include the Maria Edgeworth and Fish International Awards for the short story, the SCDA and Cork Arts Theatre awards for drama, and the Féile Filíochta and Brendan Kennelly awards for poetry. He lives in Bray and is married to short story writer and novelist Tanya Farrelly.