From the storm-battered coastline of the north of Ireland to the sleeping villas of Andalusia, McGill’s characters grapple with the consequences of affairs, bereavement, alcoholism, illness and murder.įounded by David Lewis and Hugh Odling-Smee, Whittrick Press sets out to bring new writing and new ideas to readers in innovative and interesting ways. Northern Ireland’s newest digital publisher Whittrick Press launches this week with their first publication by award-winning novelist and playwright Bernie McGill – and a responsive website and submission portal created by Bookswarm – Launching as part of the Cathedral Quarter Arts Festival 2013, Whittrick Press is releasing Sleepwalkers, a collection of short stories that has already been long-listed for the Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize.ĭarkly moving and beautifully written, McGill’s debut collection of short stories explores the lives of women across the generations.
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