Gerry McCullough has been writing poems and stories since childhood. Brought up in north Belfast, she graduated in English and Philosophy from Queen's University, Belfast, then went on to gain an MA in English.
She lives just outside Belfast, in Northern Ireland, has four grown up children and is married to author, media producer and broadcaster, Raymond McCullough, with whom she co-edited the Irish magazine, 'Bread', (published by Kingdom Come Trust), from 1990-96. In 1995 they published a non-fiction book called, 'Ireland - now the good news!'
Over the past few years Gerry has had more than fifty short stories published in UK, Irish and American magazines, anthologies and annuals - as well as broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. Her poems and articles have been published in several Northern Ireland and UK magazines, and she has also done readings from her novels, poems and short stories at several Irish literary events. She writes a regular literary blog - Gerry's Books - and guest writes for several other literary blogs.
Gerry won the Cuírt International Literary Award for 2005 (Galway); was shortlisted for the 2008 Brian Moore Award (Belfast); shortlisted for the 2009 Cuírt Award; and commended in the 2009 Seán O'Faolain Short Story Competition, (Cork).
Her first full-length Irish novel - 'Belfast Girls,' a thriller/romance - was published by Night Publishing, UK, in November 2010; and a second thriller/romance novel, 'Danger, Danger,' was published by Precious Oil Publications in October, 2011. Gerry is currently writing a third full-length novel. Her first collection of Irish short stories - 'The Seanachie: Tales of Old Seamus', previously published in an Irish weekly magazine - was published by Precious Oil in January, 2012.
The Cuírt Award-winning story, 'Primroses,' and the Seán O'Faolain commended story, 'Giving Up,' have been extended and re-written as part of a series of eight more serious Irish short stories - to be published later in 2012. Also in the pipeline are, 'Lady Molly and the Snapper' - a young adult novel set in Dublin; and 'Not the End of the World' - a humorous, futuristic, adult fantasy novel.
