Gerry McCullough

Gerry McCullough has been writing poems and stories since childhood. Brought up in north Belfast, she graduated in English and Philosophy from Queen's University, Belfast, then went on to gain an MA in English.

She lives just outside Belfast – in a converted stone barn in the heart of County Down, Northern Ireland – has four grown up children and is married to author, media producer and broadcaster, Raymond McCullough, with whom she co-edited the Irish magazine, 'Bread', (published by Kingdom Come Trust), from 1990-96. In 1995 they published a non-fiction book called, 'Ireland - now the good news!'

Over the past few years Gerry has had more than one hundred and thirty short stories published in UK, Irish and American magazines, anthologies and annuals - as well as broadcast on BBC Radio Ulster. Her poems and articles have been published in several Northern Ireland and UK magazines, and she has also done readings from her novels, poems and short stories at several Irish literary events. She writes a regular literary blog - Gerry's Books - and guest writes for several other literary blogs.

Gerry won the Cúirt International Literary Award for 2005 (Galway); was shortlisted for the 2008 Brian Moore Award (Belfast); shortlisted for the 2009 Cúirt Award; commended in the 2009 Seán O'Faolain Short Story Competition, (Cork) and shortlisted in the 2015 Harmony House Poetry Competition, (Downpatrick). In 2016 she also won the Bangor Poetry Award for her poem, 'Summer Passing'.

Gerry currently has a total of nineteen books in publication –

Stand alone romantic suspense novels:

Belfast Girls (November 2010, re-issued July 2012)

Danger Danger (October 2011)

Johnny McClintock’s War (August 2014)

Roundabout (July 2020)

The Angel Murphy thriller series:

Angel in Flight (June 2012)

Angel in Belfast (June 2013)

Angel in Paradise (January 2017)

Angel on Guard (October 2023)

The Hel’s Heroes romantic comedy series:

Hel’s Heroes in June 2015

Hel’s Heroes 2: Christie and the Pirate (March 2019)

Short story collections:

The Seanachie: Tales of Old Seamus (January 2012)

The Seanachie 2: Norah on the Beach & other stories (September 2014)

The Seanachie 3: Seamus and the Shell & other stories (August 2016)

The Seanachie 4: Paddy and the Snake & other stories (June 2019)

The Seanachie 5: Seamus makes a mistake & other stories (August 2021)

The Seanachie 6: In the Bluebell Wood & other stories (September 2023)

Dreams, Visions, Nightmares – a collection of eight literary and award-winning Irish short stories (January 2016)

Fantasy novels:

Not the End of the World – a comic, futuristic fantasy novel (February 2016)

Lady Molly and The Snapper – a young adult novel time travel adventure set in Dublin (August 2012)