Tony Bailie
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Tony Bailie is a novelist, and journalist
from Downpatrick
, County Down
, Northern Ireland
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Tony Bailie is an Irish writer who, to date, has published two novels and two poetry collections. His first novel, The Lost Chord, published by Lagan Press 2006, tells the story of hard-living and enigmatic rock star called Gino Morgan who ‘disappears. Told from the perspective of a fellow band member the novel explores the impact the disappearance has on those who were closest to Gino and the chaos that comes back into their lives when rumours start to circulate that the singer is still alive and may be about to come out of hiding.
Bailie’s second novel ecopunks was published in November 2010. It has been described as "environmental parable for the 21st century". Its main character is an ecowarrior who becomes involved in campaigns around the world in the jungles of the Amazon, Indonesia and the nuclear testing grounds of the South Pacific.
His first collection of poetry Coill (the Irish word for forest) was published by Lapwing Publications in 2005. Belfast-based poetry journal The Black Mountain Review said it contained “haiku-style poems which fit nicely with early Irish of Gaelic traditions”.
Bailie's second collection, Tranquillity of Stone, published by Lapwing in 2010, was long-listed for the London New Poetry Award 2010.
A short story, The Druid’s Dance was featured in the crime fiction anthology Requiems for the Departed, published by Morrigan Books in June 2010, which also featured fellow Irish writers Ken Bruen
, Stuart Neville
, Arlene Hunt
, Brian McGilloway
, and Sam Millar
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Bailie plays guitar in the rock band Samson Stone.
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
from Downpatrick
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, County Down
County Down
-Cities:*Belfast *Newry -Large towns:*Dundonald*Newtownards*Bangor-Medium towns:...
, Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
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Tony Bailie is an Irish writer who, to date, has published two novels and two poetry collections. His first novel, The Lost Chord, published by Lagan Press 2006, tells the story of hard-living and enigmatic rock star called Gino Morgan who ‘disappears. Told from the perspective of a fellow band member the novel explores the impact the disappearance has on those who were closest to Gino and the chaos that comes back into their lives when rumours start to circulate that the singer is still alive and may be about to come out of hiding.
Bailie’s second novel ecopunks was published in November 2010. It has been described as "environmental parable for the 21st century". Its main character is an ecowarrior who becomes involved in campaigns around the world in the jungles of the Amazon, Indonesia and the nuclear testing grounds of the South Pacific.
His first collection of poetry Coill (the Irish word for forest) was published by Lapwing Publications in 2005. Belfast-based poetry journal The Black Mountain Review said it contained “haiku-style poems which fit nicely with early Irish of Gaelic traditions”.
Bailie's second collection, Tranquillity of Stone, published by Lapwing in 2010, was long-listed for the London New Poetry Award 2010.
A short story, The Druid’s Dance was featured in the crime fiction anthology Requiems for the Departed, published by Morrigan Books in June 2010, which also featured fellow Irish writers Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen
Ken Bruen is an Irish writer of hard-boiled and noir crime fiction.He was born in Galway, and educated at Gormanston College, County Meath and later at Trinity College Dublin, where he earned a Ph.D. in metaphysics. He spent twenty-five years as an English teacher in Africa, Japan, S.E. Asia and...
, Stuart Neville
Stuart Neville
Stuart Neville is a Northern Irish author known mainly for his novel The Twelve or, as it is known in the United States, The Ghosts of Belfast.-Works:...
, Arlene Hunt
Arlene Hunt
-Bibliography:Arlene has written six crime novels, Vicious Circle, False Intentions, Black Sheep, Missing Presumed Dead, Undertow and Blood Money . She is currently working on a new novel.-External links:*...
, Brian McGilloway
Brian McGilloway
Brian McGilloway is an author hailing from Derry, Northern Ireland. Born in 1974, he studied English at Queens University Belfast, where he was very active in student theatre, winning a prestigious national Irish Student Drama Association award for theatrical lighting design in 1996. He is...
, and Sam Millar
Sam Millar
Sam Millar is a best-selling crime writer and playwright from Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. He has won numerous literary awards and his books have all been critically praised. Warner Brothers has acquired the rights to his best-selling memoir, On The Brinks.Sam Millar is represented worldwide by...
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Bailie plays guitar in the rock band Samson Stone.
Publications
- The Lost Chord (novel) (2006) Lagan Press (2006) ISBN 1904652344
- Coill (2005) Lapwing Publication (2006) ISBN 1905425058
- Tranquillity of Stone (2010) Lapwing Publications (2010) ISBN 1907276378
- ecopunks (novel) (2010) Lagan Press (2010)
- The Druid’s Dance Short Story - featured in the crime fiction anthology Requiems for the Departed, Morrigan Books (2010) ISBN 1451539681