Tipperary writer awarded the 2022 HSA Merit Book Award

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A Tipperary writer has been awarded the 2022 HSA Merit Book Award for Best Haibun Book.

Sean O’Connor won the award for his book, Fragmentation, published in 2021, which makes reference to Lough Derg.

The Kilruane native is the first Irish writer to win this award since its inception in 1975.