Jamie Guiney is a literary fiction writer from County Armagh, Northern Ireland. His work has been nominated for numerous awards, including Best Small Fictions, Saboteur Awards Best Short Story Collection (shortlist), Irish Short Story of the Year (longlist), Best in Rural Writing Contest (shortlist). He has also been nominated five times for The Pushcart Prize. Jamie's short stories have been published internationally and broadcast on BBC Radio 4. Jamie is a graduate of the Faber & Faber Writing Academy and his work has been backed by the Northern Ireland Arts Council through several Individual Artist Awards. He is the author of two books: The Lightning and The Wooden Hill.