Anne Griffin
Anne Griffin | |
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| Born | 9 January 1969 Dublin, Ireland |
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| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
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| Notable awards | Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year (2019) |
| Spouse | James Lowry |
| Children | 1 |
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Anne Griffin (born 9 January 1969) is an Irish novelist and short story writer from Dublin. She is the author of the novels When All Is Said (2019), Listening Still (2021), and The Island of Longing (2023). When All Is Said won the 2019 Irish Book Awards Newcomer of the Year award. Griffin's work has also been shortlisted for the John McGahern Annual Book Prize, the Kate O'Brien Award and the Christopher Bland Prize, and longlisted for the Dublin Literary Award.[1][2][3][4]
Life
[edit]Originally from a working class family in Blackrock in Dublin, Griffin worked for bookseller Waterstones.[5] She later attended Maynooth University, qualifying in the area of community work, and subsequently worked as a community development officer and in the voluntary sector.[5] Later again, having started writing at the age of 44, she attended University College Dublin's M.A. in Creative Writing.[5]
Writing
[edit]Griffin came to prominence as a short story writer, before moving on to novel writing.[6] Her debut novel When All is Said was released in 2019.[7] RTÉ's Eileen Dunne describes it as a "little peach of a book",[8] Listening Still was published in 2021.[9][10] Her third novel, The Island of Longin was chosen as Eason's book of the month in May 2023.[4][11]
Awards
[edit]As a short story writer, Griffin was awarded the John McGahern Award for Literature.[5] She has been shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award and the Sunday Business Post Short Story Award.[6][12] "When All is Said" won the Irish Book Award for Best Newcomer in 2019.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Griffin lives in Mullingar, County Westmeath, with her husband, James Lowry, and their son, Adam.[14][15]
Works
[edit]- Griffin, Anne (2019). When All is Said.
- Griffin, Anne (2021). Listening Still.
- Griffin, Anne (2023). The Island of Longing.
References
[edit]- ↑ "Meet Anne". Anne Griffin, Writer. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Writer's Block by Anne Griffin". The Gloss. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "Anne Griffin". Sue Leonard. 26 February 2019. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 Aughey, Olga (10 May 2023). "'I'm no longer the newbie' – Anne Griffin launches new book". WestmeathIndependent.ie.
- 1 2 3 4 "Writer's Block by Anne Griffin". The Gloss Magazine. 15 June 2021.
- 1 2 "Anne Griffin". Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival. 3 July 2019.
- ↑ Ni Dhuibhne, Eilis (26 January 2019). "When All is Said review: a rich man's guilt laid bare". IrishTimes.com.
- ↑ Dunne, Eileen (26 January 2019). "Reviewed: When All is Said by Anne Griffin". RTÉ.ie.
- ↑ Griffin, Anne (15 May 2021). "The undertaking: How death inspired Anne Griffin's latest novel". IrishExaminer.com.
- ↑ Beckerman, Hannah (27 March 2022). "In brief: At the Table; The Joy of Science; Listening Still – reviews". TheGuardian.com.
- ↑ "The Island of Longing by Anne Griffin: An insight into the fragility of the human condition". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "When All Is Said by Anne Griffin - read an extract". RTÉ.ie. 24 January 2019.
- ↑ "Newcomer of the Year". IrishBookAwards.ie.
- ↑ "Writer, Anne Griffin: 'I got a C in English in school'". Irish Examiner. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- ↑ "John Boyne launches new book by 'great writer and storyteller'". Westmeath Examiner. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
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