Anne Haverty's novel One Day as a Tiger (1997) was shortlisted for the Whitbread First Novel award and was Ireland's entry for the Aristeion Prize (1998). A winner of the Rooney Prize, she has also published a biography of Constance Markievicz, which will be reissued this year, and a collection of poems, The Beauty of the Moon. Her most recent novel was The Far Side of a Kiss.
Mike Murphy was the presenter of RT╔'s flagship arts programme, The Arts Show, for 12 years. He won Jacobs Awards for three television programmes as well as for his Morning Call radio show. He is a former director of the Cultural Relations Committee and was on the boards of ROSC and the Irish Museum of Modern Art. He is the author of a memoir, Mike and Me, and recently presented Reading the Future: Irish Writers in Conversation on RT╔ radio.
Dermot Keogh is Professor of History at University College, Cork. His publications include Jews in Twentieth Century Ireland; Ireland and the Vatican: The Politics and Diplomacy of Church and State, 1922-1960; Twentieth Century Ireland: Nation and State; Ireland and Europe:1919-1948; and The Vatican, the Bishops and Irish Politics. He has edited and contributed to many other publications and has been the recipient of several awards and scholarships.