Martina Devlin

Martina Devlin
Born Omagh, Co Tyrone
Occupation Writer
Nationality Irish
Genre Historical, Non-fiction, Speculative

Martina Devlin is an Irish award-winning columnist and best selling novelist.[1]

Biography

Devlin was born in Omagh, Co Tyrone. She worked in Fleet street before moving to Dublin. Her original degree was in journalism and then Devlin went to Trinity College, Dublin to do an MPhil in Anglo-Irish Literature.[2] Then she began working as a journalist in Dublin and writing novels.[3][4] Devlin does not write by genre. One of her books is historical and another is speculative fiction.[5]

She is the vice-chairperson of the Irish Writers Centre.

Awards

Devlin has won numerous awards for both her writing and journalism.

She has been shortlisted twice for the Irish Book of the Year awards.[6] Her non fiction novel Banksters topped the best seller list.[7]

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Fiction

Non-fiction

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