Fred Johnston is the author of nine collections of poetry, the latest being Rogue States published by Salmon, 2018. He is the founder of Cúirt, Galway city’s annual literary festival, the city where he currently teaches Creative Writing at NUI Galway. He is also the author of three novels and two collections of short stories, he is currently working on his third collection. He has very strong links to France, having written many times in French and having also translated from the French. He won a Prix de L’Ambassade for his translations in 2004.
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