KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1991) Winner
Eilís Dillon
イーリス・ディロン
Īrisu Diron
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1920-03-07 （Galway）
- Died
- 1994-07-19 （Dublin） age 74
- Nationality
- Irish
- Languages
- Irish, English
- Residence History
- Dangan House outside Galway City → Barna → Sligo → Rome → Cork → California → Dublin
Career
- Occupations
- writer
- Active Years
- 1948-1993
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL), Aosdána
- Memberships
- Irish Arts Council, Irish Writers Union, Irish Writers' Centre, Founder of the Irish Children's Book Trust
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ursulines in Sligo | — | — | — | — | Ireland |
Ursulines in Sligo
Country:
Ireland
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bisto Book of the Year Award | — | — | Bisto Book of the Year Awards | 受賞 |
Bisto Book of the Year Award
1991
Organization:
Bisto Book of the Year Awards
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Lost Island
1952 Children's booksA story for teens with themes of self-discovery and problem-solving.
self-discoveryproblem-solving
An Choill Bheo
1948 Children's booksChildren of Bach
1993 Children's booksTranslations of Works
- translated into 14 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Depictions of contemporary IrelandConnemara traditions
- Recurring Motifs
- self-discoveryproblem-solvingIrish culture
Legacy
Irish author of 50 books, particularly known for children's and teenage novels. Eilís Dillon prize awarded annually.
In Popular Culture
- A prize in her memory is given annually as part of the CBI Book of the Year Awards
Trivia
- Uncle Joseph Mary Plunkett was executed after the Easter Rising.
- Third of five children.
- First husband Cormac Ó Cuilleanáin was an academic at University College Cork 17 years her senior.
- Children include poet Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin.