Monica Connell

Monica Connell is a Northern Irish anthropologist, photographer and writer.

Her first book, Against A Peacock Sky (1991), was shortlisted for the Yorkshire Post Best First Work award. Recording her time in a remote village in western Nepal, it was translated into German and Dutch and was reprinted by Eland in 2014. According to WorldCat, the book is held in 126 librariesAn extract appeared in House of Snow: An Anthology of the Greatest Writing About Nepal (2016).

Her two illustrated books, A Universal Passion: Music and Dance from Many Cultures (2008) -- According toWorldCat,in13 librariesand Flying High: New Circus in Bristol (2011)--according to WorldCat,in 9 librariesboth explore contemporary culture in Bristol. Her most recent book, Gathering Carrageen: A Return to Donegal (2015), documents her rediscovery of the place where she had spent her childhood holidays.(According toWorldCat, the book is held in 44 librariesShe currently lives in the UK.