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Hennessy Award winners announced

Power - Winner of Best Emerging Fiction award
Power - Winner of Best Emerging Fiction award

The winners of the Hennessy XO Literary Awards have been announced in Dublin.

The New Irish Writer award was presented to David Mohan from Dublin for his poem 'Runaway; The Prodigy'.

Kevin Power from Dublin won the Best Emerging Fiction award for his short story 'The American Girl'.

The Best First Fiction award went to Eimear Ryan from Tipperary for her short story 'Caterpillar'.

Author Hugo Hamilton was inducted into the Hennessy XO Literary Awards Hall of Fame; previous recipients of the honour include Anne Enright, Joseph O'Connor, Colum McCann, Frank McGuinness, Pat McCabe and Marina Carr.

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