Áine Greaney

I'm an expatriate Irish writer who lives and writes in the greater Boston area. I write both fiction and non-fiction. My fifth book, GREEN CARD & OTHER ESSAYS is forthcoming from Wising Up Press. The title essay was selected as a "notable" in "Best American Essays 2013." Also, my essay "Sanctuary" (also in the book) was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.

I never wrote or published anything until after I moved to the U.S., alone, at age 24.

I have published four other books. DANCE LESSONS, which is set in greater Boston and Ireland, was shortlisted for the Rubery International Book Award, U.K., and came in second place in the Indie Lit Literary Awards, fiction section.

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Just like it sounds, my book, WRITER WITH A DAY JOB offers guidelines and tips for maintaining a creative writing schedule while also holding down a job.

My short stories and essays have been published in U.S. and Irish literary publications, including "Salon.com," "The Daily Muse," "Women writers, women books," "Creative Nonfiction," "Natural Bridge," "The Literary Review," "The Boston Globe Magazine," "Salon.com," "The Merrimack Valley Magazine," "Books Ireland," "Under the Sun," and "Stone Canoe: A Journal of Arts and Literature from Upstate New York."

I write to decipher this baffling, charming story of our lives. I write to find out where things connect and diverge. I write to let off steam and to never let myself off the hook. For me, writing and reading are an interplay of the intellect and the emotions. Come and visit me at an author event or at my website, www.ainegreaney.com. Or look for GREEN CARD & OTHER ESSAYS in April 2019.