Aine Ni Ghlinn
Áine Ní Ghlinn is a bilingual Irish journalist, poet, playwright and children's writer. She was Laureate na nÓg ("Children's Laureate"), 2020—2023, the first laurete to write exclusively in Irish.[1] Ní Ghlinn was born in County Tipperary where she attended the Presentation Convent in Thurles and then to University College Dublin from which she got her degree in Irish and English. She went on to complete her Higher Diploma in Education. She initially worked as a secondary-school teacher. Ní Ghlinn later went to the London School of Journalism where she attained a Diploma in Journalism. Her M.A. in Creative Writing is from Lancaster University. She lives in Dublin. Ní Ghlinn teaches creative writing to all ages, especially in Gaelscoileanna (Irish speaking schools.) She leads Irish language and literature workshops for teachers. Some of the topics she covers in her poetry are difficult subjects such as the abuse of children or the journeys undertaken by emigrants. She has won various awards for adult and children's poetry, drama, and fiction. She has 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, co. Kerry. She also won the Foras na Gaeilge award at Seachtain na Scríbhneoirí, Listowel in 2019 and 2020. In 2003 she won the Gradam Chlann Lir with Céard tá sa Bhosca. Also 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 the Strokestown Poetry Festival in 2019 and 2020. In 2019 she was awarded a Patrick Kavanagh Fellowship for poetry. She became Ireland's sixth Laureate na nÓg. Source: Wikipedia.org
