John Kearns

Author

John Kearns is the author of the short-story collection, Dreams and Dull Realities and the novel, The World and playwright of dramas including Sons of Molly Maguire, In a Bucket of Blood, and In the Wilderness. His play, Boann and the Well of Wisdom, won the award for Best Play in Origin Theatre’s 17th annual 1st Irish Theatre Festival in 2024. His novel, Worlds, was a finalist in the 2018 William Faulkner Creative Writing Competition and the 2002 New Century Writers’ Awards. John’s fiction has appeared in The Medulla Review and Danse Macabre. His poems have been published in the North American Review and the Grey Sparrow Journal. His screenplays have won awards in Madrid, Rome, and Los Angeles. John was the Treasurer/Salon Producer for Irish American Writers and Artists for 8 years. He has a Masters Degree in Irish Literature from the Catholic University of America.