Anne Griffin is an Irish novelist and short story writer based in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [1]
Originally from a working class family in Blackrock in Dublin, Griffin worked for bookseller Waterstones. [2] 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. [2] Later again, having started writing at the age of 44, she attended University College Dublin's M.A. in Creative Writing. [2]
Griffin came to prominence as a short story writer, before moving on to novel writing. [3] Her debut novel When All is Said was released in 2019. [4] RTÉ's Eileen Dunne describes it as a "little peach of a book", [5] Listening Still was published in 2021. [6] [7] Her third novel, The Island of Longin was chosen as Eason's book of the month in May 2023. [1] [8]
As a short story writer, Griffin was awarded the John McGahern Award for Literature. [2] She has been shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award and the Sunday Business Post Short Story Award. [3] [9] "When All is Said" won the Irish Book Award for best Newcomer in 2019. [10]
Griffin is married with one son. [2]
Anne Griffin is an Irish novelist and short story writer based in Mullingar, County Westmeath. [1]
Originally from a working class family in Blackrock in Dublin, Griffin worked for bookseller Waterstones. [2] 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. [2] Later again, having started writing at the age of 44, she attended University College Dublin's M.A. in Creative Writing. [2]
Griffin came to prominence as a short story writer, before moving on to novel writing. [3] Her debut novel When All is Said was released in 2019. [4] RTÉ's Eileen Dunne describes it as a "little peach of a book", [5] Listening Still was published in 2021. [6] [7] Her third novel, The Island of Longin was chosen as Eason's book of the month in May 2023. [1] [8]
As a short story writer, Griffin was awarded the John McGahern Award for Literature. [2] She has been shortlisted for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Award and the Sunday Business Post Short Story Award. [3] [9] "When All is Said" won the Irish Book Award for best Newcomer in 2019. [10]
Griffin is married with one son. [2]