Medbh McGuckian's first major collection, The Flower Master (1982), which explores post-natal breakdown, was awarded a Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, an Arts Council (Ireland) award (both 1982) and an Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize (1983).
Medbh McGuckian's initial significant anthology, The Flower Master (1982), which delves into post-natal disruption, was honored with a Rooney Prize for Irish Literature, an Arts Council (Ireland) award (both 1982), and an Alice Hunt Bartlett Prize (1983).