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Niall is originally from Kilkenny, in Ireland, but now lives in London. In 2015 he completed an MA (with distinction) in creative writing at Goldsmiths University of London. He writes both poetry and prose and has been published in a number of journals and magazines in the UK and Ireland, including Poetry Ireland's Introductions Tasters Pamphlet, Ink, Sweat and Tears, Magma Poetry and Eyewear Publishing’s The Best New British And Irish Poetry Anthology 2016 and 2017. He has been and shortlisted for the Over The Edge New Writer Of The Year Award (2015, 2016 and 2017), The Bare Fiction Poetry Prize, The Costa Short Story Award, The International Cambridge Short Story Prize and The Melita Hume Poetry Prize for the best first collection by a poet under 35. In 2017 he was one of twelve poets selected for Poetry Ireland's Introductions Series, which culminated in a reading at Poetry Ireland as part of the International Dublin Literary Festival. His debut poetry collection, a perverse novella in verse called 'Did You Put The Weasels Out?' was published by Eyewear press in early 2018. You can find out more at niallboukewriter.com or follow at @supersplurk