Celebrating Ireland's working-class writers in The 32
The 32: An Anthology of Irish Working Class Voices is a new book that celebrates working-class voices from across Ireland. Jenny Lee finds out more from Belfast novelist Paul McVeigh, who edits the collection
24 July, 2021 01:00
Launching The 32 are, pictured left to right, Lisburn writer, Marc Gregg, editor Paul McVeigh and Belfast writer Riley Johnston. Picture by Brian Morrison
"I'd been a schoolteacher who taught in a community school on the Northside and who'd self-published a book, and had metamorphosed into an internationally known author whose name appeared in the Guardian and the New York Times. I'd crossed over a line; I'd become a useful accessory."