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Martina Devlin

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Omagh Co Tyrone, Ireland
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Martina Devlin is an Irish novelist and journalist. She lives in Dublin with her husband David and their cat Chekhov - the latter snoozes at her feet and keeps her company while she writes. It's all a far cry from her Fleet Street days, when she went to Parkhurst (a maximum security prison) to meet gangland leader Reggie Kray, was shown how to do The Twist by the maestro Chubby Checker, and kept watch while Anthony Burgess of 'A Clockwork Orange' filled his pockets with all the uneaten cakes at their interview over afternoon tea. She has had nine books published, beginning in 2000. Her work has won a number of prizes including the Royal Society of Literature's VS Pritchett Prize and a Hennessy Literary Award, and she was twice shortlisted f ...more

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Martina Devlin I'm afraid that's not something I talk about any more. I wrote a book and left it at that. Best of luck with your research.
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I'm afraid that's not something I talk about any more. I wrote a book and left it at that. Best of luck with your research.
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Martina Devlin I write my way through it. Sometimes I think: "This is going nowhere, this isn't contributing to my current piece of work." But then I remind myself t…moreI write my way through it. Sometimes I think: "This is going nowhere, this isn't contributing to my current piece of work." But then I remind myself that no writing is wasted - you're practising your craft.
I also read books by writers whom I admire when I'm stuck. They give me hope.(less)
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