Anne Donovan (author) explained

Anne Donovan
Occupation:	Writer

Anne Donovan is a Scottish author from Glasgow best known for her novel Being Emily (2012). Her short story collection Hieroglyphics and Other Stories was published in 2001. This is currently one of the prose set texts for Scottish Literature in Scottish schools.^[1] Her first novel, Buddha Da, was shortlisted for the Orange Prize in 2003. A second novel, Being Emily, followed in 2012. Her novel Gone Are The Leaves (2014) was short-listed for the 2014 Saltire Scottish Literary Book of the Year Award.^[2]

References

Bibliography

• Nicol, Christopher 'Anne Donovan's Buddha Da' Scotnote No 27 (Glasgow: ASLS Publications, 2010)

External links

• Official website
• Interview with Anne Donovan at The Barcelona Review
• Short story: But at Scottish Book Trust
• BBC Learning Zone: All That Glisters dramatised short story
• Glasgow Women's Library: Lassie Wi A Yellow Coatie podcast
• Opening chapter of 'Gone Are The Leaves' read by Anne Donovan on Soundcloud
• All That Glisters Bafta Nominated animation by Claire Lamond

Notes and References

1. News: Works chosen for Scottish literature question named. Denholm Andrew. Herald Scotland. 27 November 2012. 26 October 2019.
2. Web site: Saltire Literary Awards 2014 Shortlist Announced!. Saltire Society Scotland. 4 October 2014. 26 October 2019.