Anne Chambers is an Irish biographer, novelist, and screenplay writer who lives and works in Dublin, and is best known for her biography of the 16th-century Irish Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley.
Early life and education
Chambers grew up in Castlebar, Ireland.
Chambers has a master's degree in history from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.
Chambers initially worked as an executive at Central Bank, but left the job to pursue writing.
Books
Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 (1979); Gill. Shadow Lord (2007); biography of Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Gráinne Ní Mháille's youngest son. Finding Tom Cruise (2007) Eleanor Countess of Desmond (2011) T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot (2014) The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)
Awards
Chambers received the Wild Atlantic Words Hall of Fame Award in 2018.
Adaptations
Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with Kristen Sheridan.
References
External links
Official Internet Site
Official Blog
Irish women novelists
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people 21st-century Irish biographers Irish screenwriters Irish women screenwriters Irish women biographers