John Morrow
Northern Irish writer

John Morrow

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Northern Irish writer
Gender:
Male
Places:
IrelandNorthern Ireland
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Writer
Work field:
Literature
Birth:
1930(Belfast, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland)
Death:
6 November 2014
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John Morrow (Born Belfast, Northern Ireland; 1930 – 2014) was a Northern Ireland short story writer and novelist. He began writing short stories in the 1960s, and his first works were published in The Honest Ulsterman and the Irish Press.

Background and Career

Morrow left school at the age of 14 to become an apprentice in the linen trade. He later worked as a shipyard navvy and an insurance agent. In 1978, he joined the Arts Council of Northern Ireland, becoming Director of Combined Arts with responsibility for literature and community arts in 1991, retiring in 1995.

Publications

  • The Confessions of Proinsias O’Toole (1977)
  • The Essex Factor (1982)
  • The Annals of Ballyturdeen (1996)
  • Pruck: A Life in Bits and Pieces (a collection of short autobiographical works) (1999)

Morrow's short fiction is gathered in two collections:

  • Northern Myths (1979)
  • Sects and Other Stories (1987)