My name is John Ryan and I am a final year student in New Media and English at the University of Limerick, Ireland. I began writing academically at the age of fourteen, writing music and film reviews for a local magazine. Commencing a bachelor of arts degree in 2006, I directed my attention  particularly towards cultural theory and textual analysis, developing an avid interest in the works of the modernist age as well as the classical gothic form. In short, I have undertaken studies of a number of authors including Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, Ambrose Bierce, E.A Poe, and James Joyce. Upon completion of my degree next May, I hope to hone my writing skills by undertaking a masters in Literature.

2009 Irish undergraduate award essay finalist.
2008-2009 UL President's list for academic achievement.

I am currently writing a dissertation on the works of the American Gothic genre.