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Deirdre Sullivan

でぃあどら・さりゔぁん

Deirdre Sullivan

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Galway, Ireland
Nationality
Irish
Languages
English
Residence History
Galway, Ireland → Ranelagh, Dublin, Ireland

Career

Occupations
children's writer, poet, teacher
Active Years
2010-2024
Influenced By
Siobhán Parkinson

Education

Coláiste Mhuire
Creative Writing
Country: Ireland
Took a creative writing course with Siobhán Parkinson

Awards

CBI Book of the Year Awards
2018
Work: Tangleweed and Brine
Organization: Children's Books Ireland
Result: winner
Irish Book Awards
2021
Work: Little Lives
Category: Short Story of the Year
Result: winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Tangleweed and Brine

2017 Children's poetry

A collection of poems featuring mythical sea creatures.

mythologyseawomen

Needlework

2016 Young adult novel

A story about tattoos and tragedy.

traumaidentity

Savage Her Reply

2020 Young adult novel

A modern retelling of Irish myths.

mythologyfeminism

Bibliography

  • Prim Improper
  • The Nightmare Club 1: Help! My Brother is a Zombie!
  • The Nightmare Club 2: Guinea Pig Killer
  • The Nightmare Club 3: The Hatching
  • Seeing Red
  • Improper Order
  • Primperfect
  • Needlework
  • Tangleweed and Brine
  • Perfectly Preventable Deaths
  • Savage Her Reply
  • I Want To Know That I will Be Okay
  • Precious Catastrophe
  • Weave
  • Wise Creatures

Style & Themes

Literary Style
poetic prosedark fantasy
Recurring Motifs
mythical creaturestraumafemale voices

Legacy

Renowned Irish children's author who won the CBI Book of the Year. Her works have received international recognition.

In Popular Culture

  • Savage Her Reply selected for 2024 USBBY Outstanding International Books List