Arthur Machen
Around 1890 Machen began to publish in literary magazines, writing stories influenced by the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, some of which used gothic or fantastic themes. This led to his first major success, "The Great God Pan". It was published in 1894 by John Lane in the noted Keynotes Series, which was part of the growing aesthetic movement of the time. Machen's story was widely denounced for its sexual and horrific content and consequently sold well, going into a second edition.
Oisín McGann
In 2003, his first two books in the "Mad Grandad" series for younger readers were released by the O'Brien Press of Dublin, followed by his first young adult novel, "The Gods and their Machines" in 2004. More "Mad Grandad" titles soon followed as well as two more young adult novels, "The Harvest Tide Project" and "Under Fragile Stone" (collectively known as the "Archisan Tales"). "The Harvest Tide Project" was actually the first novel McGann had written, but it was contracted as part of a three-novel deal, and his publishers chose to release "The Gods and their Machines" first.