Anne Devlin

Anne Devlin was born in Belfast, Ireland. She was a teacher from 1974-1978 and started writing fiction in 1976 in Germany. She now lives in London. Anne has won numerous awards, including the Hennessy Literary Award (1982) for short stories, the Samuel Beckett Award (1985) for TV Drama and the Lloyds Playwright of the Year Award for AFTER EASTER in 1994. Her plays include AFTER EASTER, HEARTLANDERS, and OURSELVES ALONE, which in 1986 won the George Devine award, "Irish Post" Award, "Time Out" Fringe Award, Susan Smith Blackburn Prize, Lawrence Olivier Award, and received a best Fringe play nomination. Film and television credits include "The Telling," "Vigo," "The Rainbow," "The Venus De Milo Instead," "Naming the Names," "The Long March," "A Woman Calling," "Titanic Town," "Mrs. Jordan's Profession," and "Wuthering Heights." For BBC Radio 4 she has written and performed "The Uncle From a Miracle," "First Bite," and "Five Notes After a Visit." Anne has also adapted her screenplays "After Easter," "Naming the Names," and "The Long March" for radio.