Anne Chambers (author)

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]

Early life and education

Chambers grew up in Castlebar, Ireland.^[2]

Chambers has a master's degree in history from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.^[3]

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

Books

Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 (1979); Gill.^[4]
Shadow Lord (2007); biography of Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Gráinne Ní Mháille's youngest son.
Finding Tom Cruise (2007)
Eleanor Countess of Desmond (2011)
T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot (2014)^[5]
The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)

Awards

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

Adaptations

Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, 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.^[6]^[7]

References

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

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[1] "About". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[:0-2] Healy, John (23 October 2018). "Chambers challenges Castlebar". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[3] Profile LinkedIn ^{[user-generated source]}

[4] "GRANUAILE". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[5] Chambers, Anne (26 September 2014). T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4481-7053-1.

[6] Goldsmith, Margie (22 November 2022). "Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley". Forbes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[:1-7] Jennings, Margaret (19 October 2018). "First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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