Photo credit: Rolex/Anoush Abrar

Colin Barrett

Photo credit: Rolex/Anoush Abrar

Colin Barrett

Colin Barrett was born in Canada in 1982 and grew up in County Mayo, Ireland. In 2009 he was awarded the Penguin Ireland Prize, and in 2014 his debut collection of stories, Young Skins was published and awarded The Rooney Prize, The Frank O’Connor International Short Story Prize and The Guardian First Book Award. He is a National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 Honoree. He lives in Toronto with his wife and daughter.

Colin Barrett is published by McClelland & Stewart

Photo credit: Rolex/Anoush Abrar

What to read

Young Skins by Colin Barrett, 2015
Homesickness by Colin Barrett, 2022

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