Alan McMonagle on Satisfaction, Short Stories & A Reading

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_custom_heading text=”Connect with Alan McMonagle” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left|color:%23cf030e|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oleo%20Script%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1473038210872{padding-bottom: 20px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1473024016251{padding-right: -45px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-link” color=”purple” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alanmcmonagle.com%2F||target:%20_blank|” css=”.vc_custom_1510554394193{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-twitter” color=”sky” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Ftwitter.com%2Fmcmonaglewriter||target:%20_blank|” css=”.vc_custom_1510554221897{padding: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-facebook” color=”turquoise” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPsychotic-Episodes-416012245152106%2F||target:%20_blank|” css=”.vc_custom_1510554268844{padding: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][vc_icon icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-envelope” color=”chino” link=”url:http%3A%2F%2Fwww.alanmcmonagle.com%2Fcontact.html||target:%20_blank|” css=”.vc_custom_1510554310630{padding-top: 5px !important;padding-right: 5px !important;padding-bottom: 5px !important;padding-left: 5px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1/6″][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column css=”.vc_custom_1473024096828{padding-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner css=”.vc_custom_1473023960604{padding-top: -20px !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Alan McMonagle is a Short Story Writer, living in Ireland.” font_container=”tag:h5|text_align:left|color:%23cf030e|line_height:1″ google_fonts=”font_family:Oleo%20Script%3Aregular%2C700|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1473038195318{padding-top: -20px !important;}”][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column animation_in_type=”transition.perspectiveUpIn” animation_in_offset=”75″ animation_in_duration=”600″ animation_in_delay=”0″ css=”.vc_custom_1473023062344{padding-top: 10px !important;padding-bottom: 10px !important;}”]

He has published two collections of short stories, Psychotic Episodes (Arlen House, 2013) and Liar Liar (Wordsonthestreet, 2008) and contributed stories to many journals in Ireland and North America including The Valparaiso Fiction Review, Natural Bridge, Grain, Prairie Fire, The Penny Dreadful and The Stinging Fly.

Early in 2014, his radio play, ‘Oscar Night’, was produced and broadcast as part of RTE’s Drama on One season. He is also a contributor to the anthology, Young Irelanders (ed. Dave Lordan, New Island, 2015).

He has just signed a two-book deal with PICADOR and his first novel, Ithaca, will be published in February, 2017.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column_inner][/vc_row_inner][/vc_column][/vc_row]