When All Is Said (Griffin) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1969
• Where—Dublin, Ireland
• Education—B.A., M.A., University College Dublin
• Awards—John McGahern Award for Literature
• Currently—lives in Dublin, Ireland

Anne Griffin is an Irish author, best known for her award-winning short stories. In 2019 she published her first novel, When All Is Said. Griffin was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland. She received her B.A. from University College Dublin (UCD), 

After spending eight years working for Waterstones in both Dublin and London, Griffin decided to change career paths. She attended Maynooth University, earning a post-graduate diploma in community and youth work, and dor the next two decades, she worked with charities—Women’s Aid, Youth Work Ireland, and the Dyslexia Association of Ireland

In 2013 Griffin turned to writing fiction, and two years later, in 2015, she returned to UDC to pursue a Master's in Creative Writing.

Griffin's short fiction has gained her recognition: she won the John McGahern Award for Literature and was shortlisted for both the Hennessey New Irish Writing Award and the Sunday Business Post Short Story Competition. Her work has been featured in the Irish Times and Stinging Fly.

Griffin lives in Ireland with her husband and son. (Adapted from the publisher bio and the author's website. Retrieved 3/6/2019.)