Occupation Writer, historian Role Writer Name Conor Kostick | Notable works Epic | |
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Books Epic, Saga, The Easter Rising, Revolution in Ireland, Strongbow: The Norman I |
Rojokonkurs 5 conor kostick epic i cz trylogii kroniki awatar w wygraj 1 z 3 ksi ek
Conor Kostick (born 26 June 1964) is an Irish historian and writer living in Dublin. He is the author of many historical, political, and cultural works.
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- Rojokonkurs 5 conor kostick epic i cz trylogii kroniki awatar w wygraj 1 z 3 ksi ek
- Conor kostick talks about edda
- Works
- Games
- The Avatar Chronicles
- Eternal Voyager mini ebooks
- Other books of fiction
- On games
- Other non fiction books
- References

Conor kostick talks about edda
Works
Epic was his first novel and was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People Honours list for 2006 and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007. The sequel to Epic is Saga, first published in Ireland late in 2006; Edda, published in 2011, completes the 'Avatar Chronicles' trilogy. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award 'in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland.'
Conor Kostick was the editor of Socialist Worker in Ireland and a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland. He was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. He was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010 and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 and 2013. In 2015, Conor Kostick became Chairperson of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and was President of the Irish Jury for the EU Prize for Literature, and in that year too he was appointed to the Board of the National Library of Ireland.
As an historian, Conor Kostick's awards include a gold medal from Trinity College, Dublin, first prize in the 2001 Dublinia Medieval Essay Competition; fellowships from the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham; a Marie Curie Career Integration Grant; and, in 2015, the British Academy's Rising Star Engagement Award.
Games
Conor Kostick was a designer for the world's first live action role-playing game, Treasure Trap.
A former winner of Manorcon (2000), now one of Europe's grand prix Diplomacy events, Conor Kostick was a member of the Irish team that won the Diplomacy National World Cup in 2012.