Deirdre Madden facts for kids

Deirdre Madden (born on August 20, 1960) is a talented novelist from Northern Ireland. She is well-known for writing many interesting books.

About Deirdre Madden's Life and Work

Deirdre Madden was born in a place called Toome in County Antrim. She went to school at St Mary's Grammar School in Magherafelt. After that, she studied at Trinity College, Dublin and then at the University of East Anglia.

In 1994, Deirdre was a special writer at University College Cork. This means she worked and taught there for a while. Later, in 1997, she was a writer fellow at Trinity College, Dublin. She has traveled a lot in Europe, spending time in France and Italy. Deirdre is also a member of Aosdána. This is a special group that honors Irish artists who have done great things in their art.

Awards for Her Writing

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

She also won the Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 1987. In 1989, she received the Somerset Maugham Award. She won the Hennessy Literary Award in 1980 and was later added to their Hall of Fame in 2014. Her book was also considered for the Orange Prize in 1997. People say Deirdre Madden is a very important writer from Northern Ireland. Her quiet but deep stories often explore the experiences of people in the North.

Deirdre Madden's Books

Here are some of the novels Deirdre Madden has written:

• 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)