Anne Griffin (writer) explained

Anne Griffin is an Irish novelist and short story writer based in Mullingar, County Westmeath.[1]

Life

Originally from a working class family in Blackrock in Dublin, Griffin worked for bookseller Waterstones. 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. Later again, having started writing at the age of 44, she attended University College Dublin's M.A. in Creative Writing.

Writing

Griffin came to prominence as a short story writer, before moving on to novel writing. Her debut novel When All is Said was released in 2019.[2] RTÉ's Eileen Dunne describes it as a "little peach of a book",[3] Listening Still was published in 2021.[4] [5] Her third novel, The Island of Longin was chosen as Eason's book of the month in May 2023.[6]

Awards

As a short story writer, Griffin was awarded the John McGahern Award for Literature.[7] She has been shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award and the Sunday Business Post Short Story Award.[8] [9] "When All is Said" won the Irish Book Award for best Newcomer in 2019.[10]

Personal life

Griffin is married with one son.[7]

Works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aughey . Olga . May 10, 2023 . 'I'm no longer the newbie' – Anne Griffin launches new book . WestmeathIndependent.ie.
  2. Web site: Ni Dhuibhne . Eilis . 26 January 2019 . When All is Said review: a rich man's guilt laid bare . subscription . IrishTimes.com.
  3. Dunne . Eileen . January 26, 2019 . Reviewed: When All is Said by Anne Griffin . RTÉ.ie.
  4. Web site: Griffin . Anne . May 15, 2021 . The undertaking: How death inspired Anne Griffin's latest novel . IrishExaminer.com.
  5. Web site: Beckerman . Hannah . March 27, 2022 . In brief: At the Table; The Joy of Science; Listening Still – reviews . TheGuardian.com.
  6. Web site: The Island of Longing by Anne Griffin: An insight into the fragility of the human condition . subscription . The Irish Times.
  7. Web site: June 15, 2021 . Writer's Block by Anne Griffin . The Gloss Magazine.
  8. Web site: July 3, 2019 . Anne Griffin . Dromineer Nenagh Literary Festival.
  9. January 24, 2019 . When All Is Said by Anne Griffin - read an extract . RTÉ.ie.
  10. Web site: Newcomer of the Year . IrishBookAwards.ie.

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