Irish Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2011) Winner
Anna Carey
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Anna Carey
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- Ireland
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Dublin, Ireland
Career
- Occupations
- author, journalist, musician
- Active Years
- 2011-2025
- Nominations
- 2020 Irish Book Awards Children's Book of the Year Senior shortlist (The Boldness of Betty), 2021 KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards shortlist (The Boldness of Betty)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Irish Book Awards | The Real Rebecca | Children's Book of the Year (Senior Category) | Irish Book Awards | won |
Irish Book Awards
2011
Work:
The Real Rebecca
Category:
Children's Book of the Year (Senior Category)
Organization:
Irish Book Awards
Result:
won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Real Rebecca
2011 young adult novelA young adult novel written as collected diary entries of protagonist Rebecca.
friendshipself-discoveryteen life
Rebecca's Rules
2012 young adult novelSecond book in the Rebecca series, continuing in diary form.
friendshiprules
The Making of Mollie
2016 historical fictionHistorical fiction set in 1912 Dublin about a girl involved in the women's suffrage movement, in letter form.
women's suffragehistoryfriendship
The Boldness of Betty
2020 historical fictionStory set in 1913 Dublin during a labor strike.
labor strikeboldnesshistory
Our Song
2025 adult novelHer first adult novel, a romantic and heart-warming love story.
romancemusic
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- diary entriesletter format
- Recurring Motifs
- teenage lifehistorical eventsfemale empowerment
Legacy
Irish young adult author known for unique diary and epistolary styles. Winner of Irish Book Awards.
Trivia
- Played and toured with bands for 15 years as singer and musician.
- Married to Irish Times journalist Patrick Freyne.