A publication supported by the Maynooth University Department of Geography Research Incentive Fund, Kildare County Council, and Creative Ireland has received the Geographical Society of Ireland Book of the Year Award at last week’s 53rd annual Conference of Irish Geographers held in Limerick. The book Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields and Gardens (2020), edited by Karen E. Till Professor of Cultural Geography at Maynooth University, featured writings by artists and academics, and was designed by Pure Designs. Contributors were: Patrick Bresnihan, Nessa Cronin, Monica de Bath, Cathy Fitzgerald, Gerry Kearns, Pauline O'Connell, Seoidín O'Sullivan, Lucina Russell, and Karen Till. The award was in the edited collection category and decided by an international awards committee. The criteria for consideration were that the works: had been published for the first time (in Irish or English) between 1st January 2018 and 31st December 2021; were of clear relevance to a theme related to the geographies of Ireland and/or were authored by a geographer employed in Ireland at the time of publication; and were comprised substantially of previously unpublished work. Books are available for purchase at the Temple Bar Arts Book store.
Earth Writings: Bogs, Forests, Fields & Gardens
