Marilyn McLaughlin graduated from Trinity College Dublin in mid
seventies with a degree in English and German. She subsequently
studied Fairy Tales at Phillips Universtät in Germany and taught
English Language, literature and German in Derry.
Won the Brian Moore Short Story Award in 1996.
Published a collection of stories for adults "A Dream Woke Me" (Blackstaff)
1999
And "Fierce Milly" (Mammoth) 1999 (short stories for 6 - 8 year
olds)
"Fierce Milly" won a Bisto Award and The Eilish Dillon Award for
best first book for children, June 2000.
"Fierce Milly and her Amazing Dog" will be published in 2001.
She has contributed short stories to Mammoth's anthologies for older
children and is presently writing a novel for older children and
working on more short stories for adults as well as Fierce Milly
No3.
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