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Maeve Friel

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Maeve Friel


Born
Derry, Ireland
Died
September 28, 2015

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I was born in Derry (Northern Ireland) where I went to Thornhill College and then studied sociology in University College Dublin. I have lived all over the place since then and have worked as a teacher, a translator, a secretary and a tour guide before taking up full time writing.

I wrote several short stories for adults which were broadcast by BBC Radio 4. Then I wrote Irrational Developments, a story inspired by the protests about water shortages in a small Spanish village. It was published in the Sunday Tribune and went on to win the 1990 Hennessy Literary Award. That encouraged me to keep writing.

Since then I have written 19 books for children of all ages as well as lots of short stories which appear in many anthologies. I live in Dublin
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Flying Lessons (Witch-in-Tr...

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Charlie's Story

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Charming or What? (Witch-in...

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Spelling Trouble (Witch-in-...

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Brewing Up (Witch-in-Traini...

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A Heroine in the Making (Ti...

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Felix on the Move

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The Lantern Moon

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A Heroine with a Mission (T...

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