Deirdre Madden facts for kids

Deirdre Madden is a talented novelist from Northern Ireland. She was born on August 20, 1960, and is known for writing interesting stories.

About Deirdre Madden's Journey

Deirdre Madden grew up in Toome, a place in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. She went to St Mary's Grammar School in Magherafelt. Later, she studied at Trinity College, Dublin and then at the University of East Anglia.

She also spent time as a 'Writer-in-Residence' at University College Cork in 1994. This means she was a special guest writer who helped students and worked on her own books. In 1997, she was a 'Writer Fellow' at Trinity College, Dublin, which is a similar role. Deirdre Madden has traveled a lot around Europe, living for a while in France and Italy. She is also a member of Aosdána, which is a special group for Irish artists.

Awards and Recognition

Deirdre Madden has won many important awards for her writing. On April 2, 2024, she received the Windham–Campbell Literature Prize from Yale University. This is one of the biggest literary awards in the world. She won it for all the amazing books she has written throughout her career.

She also won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1987 and the Somerset Maugham Award in 1989. In 1980, she won the Hennessy Literary Award. Later, in 2014, she was added to the Hennessy Literary Awards Hall of Fame. Her book was also considered for the 1997 Orange Prize. People describe her as a very important writer from Northern Ireland. Her quiet but deep stories often talk about the religious and political challenges in the North.

Her Books

Deirdre Madden has written many novels that readers enjoy. Here are some of her well-known books:

Novels

• Hidden Symptoms (1986)
• The Birds of the Innocent Wood (1988)
• Remembering Light and Stone (1993)
• Nothing Is Black (1994)
• One by One in the Darkness (1996)
• Authenticity (2002)
• Snake's Elbows (2005)
• Thanks for Telling Me, Emily (2007)
• Molly Fox's Birthday (2008)
• Time Present and Time Past (2013)