Anne Haverty facts for kids

Anne Haverty (born in 1959) is an Irish writer. She writes novels and poems. Anne studied at two famous universities: Trinity College Dublin and The Sorbonne in Paris. In 1997, her novel One Day as a Tiger won a special award called the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature. This award is given to young Irish writers.

Early Life and Education

Anne Haverty was born in 1959 in a place called Holycross in County Tipperary, Ireland. When she was younger, she won a short story competition at Listowel Writers Week.

She went to Trinity College Dublin and then to The Sorbonne in Paris, France. In 1992, she received a scholarship to study at the European Film College in Denmark. This helped her learn about making movies.

Career as a Writer

Anne Haverty has written many books. Her novel The Far Side of a Kiss was considered for the Booker Prize, which is a very important award for books written in English.

She also writes poetry. Her collection of poems, The Beauty Of The Moon, was recommended by the Poetry Book Society. This means it was a highly praised book of poems.

Anne also wrote a biography about a famous Irish revolutionary named Constance Markievicz. A biography is a book about someone's life. This book was first published in 1989 and then updated in 2016.

Film and Journalism Work

Anne Haverty has worked in film too. She helped direct a documentary film called The Whole World In His Hands. This film won an award at the Celtic Film Festival. She has also written scripts for films and radio shows.

She often writes for The Irish Times, which is a big newspaper in Ireland. She has also written for other well-known publications like the TLS and The Daily Telegraph. Her writing has been put into different collections of stories and poems. Her work has even been translated into many languages, like German and Spanish!

Anne has traveled a lot to read her work and give talks in Ireland and other countries. She was a visiting professor at a university in Poland in 2005. She was also a writer in residence at Trinity College Dublin in 2007. This means she was a writer who worked and taught at the university for a period.

Personal Life

Anne Haverty is a member of Aosdána. This is a special group that honors Irish artists. She was married to another writer, Anthony Cronin. Today, she lives in Dublin, the capital city of Ireland.

Her Books

Here are some of the books Anne Haverty has written:

Non-fiction Books

• An Independent Life (1989 & 2016) – This is the biography of Constance Markievicz.
• Elegant Times: A Dublin Story (1995) – This book tells the story of two famous department stores in Dublin, Brown Thomas and Switzers.

Novels

• One Day as a Tiger (1997)
• The Far Side of a Kiss (2000)
• The Free and Easy (2006)

Translated Books

Some of her books have been translated into other languages:

• Ein Tag Als Tiger (2002) – This is One Day as a Tiger in German.
• Tigre por un día (1998) – This is One Day as a Tiger in Spanish.

Poetry Collections

• The Beauty of the Moon (1999)
• A Break In The Journey (2018)