1. Conor Kostick was born on 26 June 1964 and is a historian and writer living in Dublin.
13 Facts About Conor Kostick
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Conor Kostick is the author of many works of history and fiction.
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Conor Kostick's father was Jewish-Irish, brought up in Dublin but having moved to the UK in the 1950s, where he became a physical education teacher, while his mother was a teacher of maths.
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Conor Kostick was the editor of Socialist Worker in Ireland and a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland.
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Conor Kostick has been awarded research fellowships by the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham.
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Conor Kostick was a designer for the UK's first live action role-playing game, Treasure Trap.
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Conor Kostick was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010.
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In 2015, Conor Kostick was made chairperson of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency.
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Conor Kostick was President of the Irish Jury for the EU Prize for Literature in 2015, and in that year too he was appointed to the Board of the National Library of Ireland.
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In 2018, the Kerala Literature Festival, India, chose to showcase Irish literature and Conor Kostick was one of seven Irish writers invited to participate.
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In 2019, Conor Kostick again was president of the Irish Jury of the EU Prize for Literature.
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Conor Kostick was a nominee for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013.
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Conor Kostick is the brother of the playwright Gavin Kostick and a member of Independent Left.