Ryan, Eimear: - Eimear Ryan's writing has appeared in Granta, Winter Papers, The Dublin Review and The Stinging Fly. She is a co-founder of the literary journal Banshee and its publishing imprint, Banshee Press. Her first novel, Holding Her Breath, was shortlisted for the Newcomer of the Year Award at the Irish Book Awards and for the John McGahern Prize. Her debut non fiction book, The Grass Ceiling, explores women's experiences in the sporting world. A native of Co. Tipperary, Eimear now lives in Cork city.