Áine Ní Ghlinn is a bilingual Irish journalist, poet, playwright and children's writer. She was

Laureate na nÓg Laureate na nÓg is a position awarded in Ireland once every three years to a writer or illustrator of children's books. It was set up by the Arts Council of Ireland in 2010 and is managed on behalf of the council bChildren's Books Ireland It is i ...

("Children's Laureate"), 2020—2023, the first to write exclusively in Irish.

Life and work

Ní Ghlinn was born in

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. She went to the Presentation Convent in

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and then to

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where she got her degree in Irish and English. She went on to complete her Higher Diploma in Education. She initially worked as a secondary teacher. Ní Ghlinn later went to the London School of Journalism where she gained a Diploma in Journalism. Her M.A. in Creative Writing is from

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. She lives in Dublin. Ní Ghlinn teaches creative writing to all ages, especially in

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(i.e. Irish speaking schools.) She leads workshops for teachers on

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and literature. Some of the topics that she covers in her poetry are difficult subjects like the abuse of children or an emigrant’s journey She has won various awards for adult and children's poetry, drama, fiction. She received various bursaries from Foras na Gaeilge and from the Irish Arts Council. In 2002 she was awarded the Foras na Gaeilge Award at Seachtain na Scríbhneoirí in Listowel. She also won the Foras na Gaeilge award at Seachtain na Scríbhneoirí, Listowel in 2019 and 2020. Then in 2003 she won the Gradam Chlann Lir with ''Céard tá sa Bhosca?'' In 2003 she won both the Irish-language prize at the Strokestown poetry festival and the Dun Laoghaire / Rathdown poetry competition. She was shortlisted for the Children's Books Ireland award for ''Brionglóidí & Aistir Eile'' (2008). She again won Duais de hÍde at Strokestown Poetry Festival in 2019 and 2020. She was awarded Oireachtas prizes for drama and for her books, ''Fuadach'', ''Tromluí'', ''Daideo'', ''Hata Zú Mhamó'', ''Boscadán'' and ''Úbalonga''. In 2010 was awarded an IBBY honour award. ''Daideo'' also won the Gradam Réics Carlo Irish language Book of the Year in 2014. ''Nílim ag Iarraidh Dul ar Scoil'' was shortlisted in the same year. ''Hata Zú Mhamó'' and ''Boscadán'' also won Gradam Réics Carló Irish Language Book of the Year award. In 2019 she was awarded a Patrick Kavanagh Fellowship for poetry. She became Ireland's sixth Laureate na nÓg.

Bibliography

Poetry collections

* An Chéim Bhriste (Baile Átha Cliath, Coiscéim, 1984) * Gairdín Pharthais (Coiscéim, 1988) * Deora nár Caoineadh/Unshed Tears (Dublin, The Dedalus Press/Coiscéim, 1996). * Tostanna (Coiscéim, 2006) * An Guth Baineann (LeabhairCOMHAR, 2013) * Rúin Oscailte (Coiscéim, 2021)

Poetry collections (as editor)

* Duanaire Naithí (Coiscéim, 2005) * Duanaire na Camóige (Coiscéim, 2006)

Non-fiction works for teenage readers

* Mná as an nGnáth (Baile Átha Cliath, An Gúm, 1990) * Daoine agus Déithe (An Gúm, 1996)

Non-fiction for adult learners

* Fadó Riamh... ag an tús (LeabhairCOMHAR, 2019)

Children's picturebooks

* Nílim ag iarraidh dul ar scoil (LeabhairCOMHAR) * Hata Oisín (LeabhairCOMHAR) * Cinnín Óir agus na Trí Bhéar (An Gúm) * Daidí na Nollag (An tSnáthaid Mhór) * Ag Buzzáil sa Gháirdín (An tSnáthaid Mhór) * Óstán na bhFeithidí (An tSnáthaid Mhór) * Na Trí Mhuicín (Futa Fata)

Children's fiction

* Daifní Díneasár (O'Brien Press) * Moncaí Dána (O'Brien Press) * Lámhainní Glasa (O'Brien Press) * Éasca Péasca (O'Brien Press) * Thar an Trasnán (O'Brien Press) * An Leaba Sciathánach (An Gúm) * Céard tá sa Bhosca? (An Gúm) * Glantachán Earraigh (An Gúm) * Madra Meabhrach (Cois Life) * Fuadach (Cois Life) * Tromluí (Cois Life) * Cuairteoir (Cois Life) * Úbalonga (An Gúm) * Daideo (Cois Life, 2014) * Hata Zú Mhamó (Cois Life, 2016) * An Múinteoir Nua (An Gúm) * Boscadán (Cois Life, 2019)

Poetry for children

* Brionglóidí agus aistir eile (Cló Mhaigh Eo) * Bronntanais agus féiríní eile (Cló Mhaigh Eo)

Drama for children

* Éaló ón Zú (Cló Mhaigh Eo) * Cochaillín Dearg (An Gúm)

References

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