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Deirdre Sullivan
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| Born | Galway, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
Deirdre Sullivan is an Irish children's writer and poet.
Early life and education
Sullivan was born in Galway. Sullivan went to college and became a teacher working with autistic children. She now lives in Ranelagh in Dublin. Sullivan took a course with Siobhán Parkinson who taught creative writing at Colaiste Mhuire, Marino, Dublin. Her lecturer commissioned her to write her first book. Several of her books have been shortlisted for awards and Tangleweed and Brine won the 28th CBI Book of the Year Awards, written with illustrator Karen Vaughan. Sullivan's first play Wake debuted in Galway in February 2019.
In 2021, her story, "Little Lives" won 'Short Story of the Year' at the Irish Book Awards.
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