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Enda Wyley | |
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Born | Enda Wyley April 17, 1966 Dún Laoghaire, Ireland |
Occupation | Poet, Writer |
Alma mater | Marino Institute of Education |
Enda Wyley is an Irish writer of poetry and children's literature.
Enda Wyley was born in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin in 1966 and lives in Dublin.
She was awarded a B.Ed. by the Marino Institute of Education, Dublin and then worked for twenty years as a primary school teacher. [1] [2]
She obtained an M.A in creative writing from Lancaster University. [3]
She is married to Peter Sirr who is also a poet and they have one daughter. [4]
She writes poetry and children's literature.
She has been the Poet-at-Work in the Coombe Maternity Hospital, Dublin and Writer in Residence at the Marino Institute. [5]
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