Career
Éilís Ní Dhuibhne reviewed her recent work under the writers" mentoring scheme organised by Clár na Leabhar Gaeilge in 2007. Ní Choileáin’s first collection of Irish language short stories Canary Wharf was published by Cois Life in 2009. From this collection, Canary Wharf was selected for Great Irish Book Week 2009.
A short film (Pairtnéir) for the Scéal Series was based on the short story Saineolaí Teicneolaí.
The short story Camino was selected for European Best Fiction 2010 and published by Dalkey Archive Press. Five stories from the book (Saineolaí Teicneolaí.
Canary Wharf. Cosaint Sonraí. Cúrsa Eitilte.
Military) were prescribed on the Leaving Certificate Irish Syllabus. Gabriel Rosenstock also reviewed Ní Choileáin’s work under the mentoring scheme in 2012.
Her second collection of short stories Sciorrann an tAm was published 2014 and was nominated for Gradam Uí Shúilleabháin (Irish Language Book of the Year). Her work for younger readers includes Ailfí agus an Vaimpír (Cois Life 2012) which was shortlisted for Gradam Réics Carló (Irish Language Young People's Book of the Year) in 2012.
I Measc Vaimpírí (Cois Life 2015) is the third instalment to the series and was also awarded a prize by Oireachtas na Gaeilge.
The final instalment Greim na Vaimpíre is due for publication in 2016.
