Moyra Donaldson

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Moyra Donaldson
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Moyra Donaldson (born 1956) is a poet and short story writer from Northern Ireland.

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Early life and education

Moyra Donaldson was born in 1956 in, Newtownards, County Down. She attended Queen's University Belfast and the University of Ulster. Donaldson works in social work. She had her first collection published in 1998 to critical acclaim. Donaldson has won a number of awards including the Allingham Award, the National Women's Poetry Competition and the Cuirt New Writing Award as well as four awards from the Arts Council of Northern Ireland. She has had work short listed for the Hennessy New Irish Writing Awards. Donaldson has had her work featured on BBC Radio and television and on the Channel 4 production, Poems to Fall in Love With. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7]

Donaldson is a creative writing tutor and has edited a number of anthologies. She was literary editor for Fortnight magazine. Donaldson is married and they have two daughters. [1] [8]

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References and sources

  1. 1 2 "Authors". Lagan Press. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  2. "Moyra Donaldson". Culture Northern Ireland. 3 August 2005. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  3. Pepper, Maria (27 October 2018). "Painting and poetry collide in new book by Paddy Lennon and Moyra Donaldson". Independent.ie. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  4. "Doire Press Poetry Launch: Glen Wilson & Moyra Donaldson". Belfast Book Festival. 8 June 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  5. "www.caesurapress.co.uk". Caesura Press. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  6. "Cash awards for stars of Northern Ireland arts scene". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 28 November 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  7. Sweeney, Joanne (26 October 2017). "Female Lines: New book echoes first anthology of northern women writers' work". The Irish News. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
  8. "All the best: Moyra Donaldson". BelfastTelegraph.co.uk. 17 March 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

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