James O'Sullivan (writer)

James O'Sullivan
Born James Christopher O'Sullivan
May 1986
Cork, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Occupation Writer, publisher, academic
Website http://www.josullivan.org

James Christopher O'Sullivan (born 1986) is an Irish writer, publisher, and academic from Cork city.[1] He is the founding editor of New Binary Press and the author of two collections of poetry.

Career

Academia

O'Sullivan is involved in the study of Digital Humanities, and has a partcular interest in computer-assisted text analysis and new media studies.[2][3] He has held faculty positions at various institutions around the world, including Pennsylvania State University and the University of Sheffield.[4][5][6] O'Sullivan is Chair of the Digital Humanities Summer Institute Colloquium at the University of Victoria.[7] In 2014, he was shortlisted for the Fortier Prize for Digital Humanities research.[8]

Publishing

In 2012, O'Sullivan founded New Binary Press,[9] a publishing house dedicated to the publication of both print and electronic literature. New Binary Press has published a number of established authors, including Nick Montfort, Stephanie Strickland, and Karl Parkinson. The venture has had a lot of critical success; Graham Allen's The One That Got Away was shortlisted for the Shine/Strong Award 2015,[10] while Unexplained Fevers by Jeannine Hall Gailey came second in the 2014 Science Fiction Poetry Association's Elgin Award.[11]

Writing

O'Sullivan's first collection of poetry, Kneeling on the Redwood Floor, was released by Lapwing Publications in 2011,[12] a work which the author himself did not rate very highly.[13][14][15][16] In 2014, Alba Publishing released his second collection, Groundwork. In 2016, O'Sullivan was placed third in the Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize.[17] He has also been shortlisted for Fish Poetry Prize in both 2015 and 2016, as well as the Fish Short Story Prize 2014/15. He received a High Commendation in Munster Literature Centre Fool for Poetry 2014 International Chapbook Competition and 2013 Charles Macklin Poetry Prize.

O'Sullivan writes for the Evening Echo, a regional newspaper in Cork.[18][19] He has worked particularly closely with Feis Maitiú Corcaigh, a major cultural festival, as their resident journalist.

Personal

O'Sullivan was born and raised in Cork city, Ireland.[20] O'Sullivan has often expressed great affection for his home town.[21][22][23] He is the grandson of a locally-famed performer, Billa O'Connell.[24][25][26] O'Sullivan attended Coláiste an Spioraid Naoimh, where he took the Irish Leaving Certificate Examinations.[27] O'Sullivan did not enjoy his time at school.[28] He is a graduate of Cork Institute of Technology, University College Cork, and University College Dublin.[29][30][31][32]

In 2016, O'Sullivan was very vocal in his support for the beleaguered Cork Film Festival.[33][34]

Bibliography

Poetry Collections

References

  1. ↑ “James, modest to a fault about his poetry”, Evening Echo, No.34,389 September 9th, 2011. Pg 27.
  2. ↑ "Algorithmic Criticism as an Approach to Electronic Literature", Electronic Literature Lab, 15 January 2016.
  3. ↑ "Introducing Digital Literary Studies", Advancing Research Communication and Scholarship, 14 April 2015.
  4. ↑ "Our new Digital Humanities Research Designer: James O’Sullivan", Humanities in a Digital Age, 20 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "Libraries hire digital humanities research designer", Penn State News, 25 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "New HRI Digital Staff Members", Faculty of Arts and Humanities, 26 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Algorithmic Criticism as an Approach to Electronic Literature", Electronic Literature Lab, 15 January 2016.
  8. ↑ "Algorithmic Criticism as an Approach to Electronic Literature", Electronic Literature Lab, 15 January 2016.
  9. ↑ "History of the Press", New Binary Press.
  10. ↑ "Poetry Award Nomination for Prof Graham Allen", UCC, 4 February 2015.
  11. ↑ "2014 Elgin Awards for books published in 2013", Science Fiction Poetry Association.
  12. ↑ "First Collection for Cork Poet", The Cork News, Issue 97, August 12th, 2011. Pg 46.
  13. ↑ “First Collection for Cork Poet”, The Cork News, Issue 97, August 12th, 2011. Pg 46.
  14. ↑ "Cork author finds inspiration in West Cork", The Southern Star, September 10th, 2011. Pg. 14.
  15. ↑ “First Collection for Cork Poet”, The Cork News, Issue 97, August 12th, 2011. Pg 46.
  16. ↑ “James, modest to a fault about his poetry”, Evening Echo, No. 34,389 September 9th, 2011. Pg 27.
  17. ↑ “Gregory O'Donoghue International Poetry Prize: 2016 Winners”, Munster Literature Centre.
  18. ↑ "First collection for former Spioraid Naoimh Student", Bishopstown News, Issue 20, September 2011. Pg. 26.
  19. ↑ "Billa's poetic grandson has book published", The Opinion, Vol. 34 No. 11, November 2011. Pg. 69.
  20. ↑ “James, modest to a fault about his poetry”, Evening Echo, No. 34,389 September 9th, 2011. Pg 27.
  21. ↑ "Interview with James O'Sullivan", My Six at Six with Martina O'Donogue, C103FM, September 21st, 2011.
  22. ↑ "Billa's poetic grandson has book published", The Opinion, Vol. 34 No. 11, November 2011. Pg. 69.
  23. ↑ “Cork’s James sees poems in print”, Cork Independent, Issue 34, August 25th, 2011. Pg 14.
  24. ↑ “First Collection for Cork Poet”, The Cork News, Issue 97, August 12th, 2011. Pg 46.
  25. ↑ “Cork’s James sees poems in print”, Cork Independent, Issue 34, August 25th, 2011. Pg 14.
  26. ↑ “James, modest to a fault about his poetry”, Evening Echo, No. 34,389 September 9th, 2011. Pg 27.
  27. ↑ “First collection for former Spioraid Naoimh Student”, Bishopstown News, Issue 20, September 2011. Pg. 26.
  28. ↑ "Interview with James O'Sullivan", My Six at Six with Martina O'Donogue, C103FM, September 21st, 2011.
  29. ↑ "2011 CIT Societies & Activities Awards Announced", Bishopstown News, Issue 16, May 2011. Pg 33.
  30. ↑ “First Collection for Cork Poet”, The Cork News, Issue 97, August 12th, 2011. Pg 46.
  31. ↑ “James, modest to a fault about his poetry”, Evening Echo, No. 34,389, September 9th, 2011. Pg 27.
  32. ↑ “First collection for former Spioraid Naoimh Student”, Bishopstown News, Issue 20, September 2011. Pg. 26.
  33. ↑ "96FM Podcast", Cork's 96FM, 17 May 2016
  34. ↑ "The Cork Film Festival should never be about red carpets", josullivan.org, 12 May 2016.


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