Celeste Augé is the author of I Imagine Myself (Salmon Poetry, 2022), Skip Diving (Salmon Poetry, 2014), The Essential Guide to Flight (Salmon Poetry, 2009) and the collection of short stories Fireproof and Other Stories (Doire Press, 2012).
World Literature Today wrote that ‘In her debut collection of short fiction, Augé creates poignant and accurate outlines of women and their places in the world’, and their review of Skip Diving claimed: ‘Celeste Augé’s poems are commendable for their care, deep thought, and intellectual ambition’.
Her writing has been widely published in literary journals and she has given readings at festivals, libraries and pubs, as well as chairing various literary events. Celeste’s poetry has been shortlisted for a Hennessy Award and her short story ‘The Good Boat’ won the Cúirt New Writing Prize for fiction.
As part of her commitment to the art of play, Celeste also uses various visual media to explore her ideas, including painting, drawing and printmaking. She lives in Connemara, in the West of Ireland.
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