Anne Chambers (author)

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Anne Chambers is an Irish biographer, novelist, and screenplay writer who lives and works in Dublin, and is best known for her biography of the 16th-century Irish Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley. [1]

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Early life and education

Chambers grew up in Castlebar, Ireland. [2] She has a master's degree in history from University College Cork. [3]

Chambers initially worked as an executive at Central Bank, but left the job to pursue writing. [2]

Writing career

Chambers published a biography of Grace O'Malley (Gráinne Ní Mháille) in 1979. [4] She has subsequently written several adaptations of this biography, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with Kristen Sheridan. [5] [6]

Chambers received the Wild Atlantic Words Hall of Fame Award in 2018. [2]

Books

References

  1. ↑ "About". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Healy, John (23 October 2018). "Chambers challenges Castlebar". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  3. ↑ Profile LinkedIn [ user-generated source ]
  4. 1 2 "GRANUAILE". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  5. ↑ Goldsmith, Margie (22 November 2022). "Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley". Forbes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  6. ↑ Jennings, Margaret (19 October 2018). "First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Chambers, Anne (26 September 2014). T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot. Transworld. ISBN   978-1-4481-7053-1.


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