Castlebar born author, Sally Rooney, has been nominated for a Sky Arts Award for her latest novel, 'Intermezzo'. The nomination was announced alongside Irish rap group Kneecap in the film category.

In Rooney’s citation detailing Intermezzo, it states:“Sally Rooney’s latest novel is a quietly devastating exploration of grief, desire, and emotional dislocation,

“The book follows two brothers - Peter, a guarded and successful Dublin lawyer, and Ivan, a socially withdrawn chess prodigy - in the wake of their father’s death. What unfolds is not a singular story of mourning, but a dual study of intimacy under pressure: the strained connections between lovers, siblings, and the parts of ourselves we hide.

“With emotional precision, understated structure and psychological depth, the novel resists easy resolutions, instead lingering in the pauses and ruptures between life’s defining moments - its intermezzos.

"With restraint, subtlety and grace, Rooney crafts a work that is both formally elegant and profoundly humane.”

The winners will be announced at the Sky Arts Awards ceremony, which will be held at the Roundhouse London, on September 16. The event will be hosted by comedian Bill Bailey.