Ivy Bannister is a story-writer, playwright and novelist. She grew up in New York City and currently lives in Dublin, Ireland. She is the author of two story collections, Magician and Other Stories and The Wild Circus Show. Her stories have also been widely anthologized and broadcast by RTÉ (Ireland's Public Service Broadcaster) and the BBC, and she is a contributor to Sunday Miscellany (Dublin). She is a lecturer on literature and drama, and she has facilitated writers' workshops for Dublin's Writers Center, the Global Women's Network and the Verbal Arts Centre. She recently received the Hennessy Award and the Mobil Ireland Playwriting Award.
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Author details, The Writers’ Federation of Nova Scotia has announced the shortlist for the 2014 East Coast Literary