Gerard Brennan
brennanfiction(at)gmail.com
Publications
- Novella, The Point, Pulp Press 2011 (re-released by Blasted Heath in 2013)
- Novel, Wee Rockets, Blasted Heath, 2012
- Novel, Fireproof, Blasted Heath, Fight Card Books, 2012
- Novella, Welcome to the Octagon, 2013
- Novella, Wee Danny, Blasted Heath, 2013
- Novella, Bounce, Verbal Arts Centre (commissioned for the Killer Books festival), 2013
- Novella, Breaking Point, Blasted Heath, 2014
- Novel, Undercover, Blasted Heath, 2015
- Novel, Disorder (German translation), Polar Verlag, scheduled for late 2017
Relevant Work History
- Freelance Writer at Culture NI (http://www.culturenorthernireland.org), 2010 to 2011
- Webmaster at Crime Scene NI, a blog devoted to Northern Irish crime writing
- University Tutor at QUB, Introduction to Creative Writing module; September 2014 to December 2015. Module includes prose, poetry and drama (screen, stage and radio)
Writing Awards
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland, SIAP award, received five times between 2007 and 2015 (four times for literature, once for drama)
- Arts Council of Northern Ireland, Travel Award, received to support a trip to Long Beach CA to attend Bouchercon (a crime fiction convention) as a panel member and a representative of Northern Irish crime fiction, 2014
- Northern Ireland Screen, Script Development award, received twice for screenplays titled The Point and Time, 2008 and 2014 respectively
Theatre Production
- An Irish Possession, One-man show written and performed for The Black Box Lunchtime Theatre, directed by Conor Maguire, 2010
- The Sweety Bottle, Regional tour via Brassneck Theatre Company, 2013 (March to April)
- The Sweety Bottle, Eight performances at The Grand Opera House via Brassneck Theatre Company (transferred from the Baby Grand to the Auditorium due to popular demand – the first play to achieve this at the Grand Opera House in its history), 2013 (August)
Education
- Masters, Creative Writing, Queen’s University Belfast, 2011-2012
- PhD, Creative Writing thesis titled ‘Disorder’ (a novel) ‘Behaviourism and Hammett's Hardboiled Crime Fiction Legacy’ (a critical component), Queen’s University Belfast, 2013-present (PhD defended Dec 2016, submitted Jan 2017 – graduated in July 2017)
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