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Fiona McCannrounds up the six shortlisted writers and describes the genesis of the award

There are six writers on the shortlist for the Davy Byrnes Irish Writing Award 2009, all in contention for the world’s richest prize for a single short story. They are Claire Keegan, Mary Leland, Molly McCloskey, Kathleen Murray, Susan Stairs and the only man on the list, Eoin McNamee.