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Nolan's father [[Jim Nolan (theatre director)|Jim Nolan]] was a theatre director and founder of the Red Kettle theatre company based in [[Waterford]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brennan |first=Marjorie |date=October 24, 2022 |title=Book interview: Megan Nolan on discovering one of Waterford's best-known authors |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/artsandculture/arid-40990469.html |website=[[IrishExaminer.com]]}}</ref><ref name="drinking">{{Cite web |last=Clark |first=Alex |date=February 26, 2021 |title=Megan Nolan: 'When I think back, the way I drank was crazy. Everyone I knew did it' |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/feb/26/megan-nolan-when-i-think-back-the-way-i-drank-was-crazy-everyone-i-knew-did-it |website=[[TheGuardian.com]]}}</ref> She studied [[film studies]] and [[French language|French]] at [[Trinity College Dublin]], but dropped out before completion of her studies.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McGrath |first=Maedhbh |date=July 8, 2023 |title=Megan Nolan: 'In England, you're supposed to hate someone who has a tiny bit more than you' |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/megan-nolan-in-england-youre-supposed-to-hate-someone-who-has-a-tiny-bit-more-than-you/a301364983.html |website=[[Independent.ie]]}}</ref><ref name="drinking" />
She has written [[essay]]s and [[literary criticism]] for the ''[[New Statesman]]''.<ref name="Guardian AOD Review" /> In 2018, she wrote an [[opinion piece]] for ''[[The New York Times]]'' that detailed how she had come to [[anglophobia | hate]] [[England]] and [[English people]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nolan |first=Megan |date=October 18, 2018 |title=I Didn't Hate the English — Until Now |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/10/18/opinion/england-ireland-border-brexit.html |access-date=2024-02-07 |website=[[nytimes.com]] |language=en-GB}}</ref> She subsequently moved from London to [[New York City]].
''Acts of Desperation'' was a [[Betty Trask Award|Betty Trask Awardee]] for debut novels in 2022.<ref>[https://www2.societyofauthors.org/prizes/the-soa-awards/betty-trask-prize-awards/ "The Betty Trask Prize | Past Winners"], [[The Society of Authors]]. Retrieved 19 June 2024.</ref> ''Ordinary Human Failings'' was shortlisted for the 2023 [[Gordon Burn#Gordon Burn Prize|Gordon Burn Prize]] for "books that push boundaries, cross genres or otherwise challenge readers’ expectations",<ref>{{Cite journal |title=Gordon Burn prize announces 'blazing' shortlist |journal=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2024/jan/25/gordon-burn-prize-announces-electric-shortlist |last=Creamer |first=Ella |date=2024-01-25}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lane |first=Harriet |date=2024-02-04 |title=A Dead Child, Too Much Booze and a Family in Crisis |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/02/04/books/review/ordinary-human-failings-megan-nolan.html |access-date=2024-03-03 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> as well as for the 2024 [[Encore Award]], given by the [[Royal Society of Literature]] to celebrate the "difficult second novel" that follows an author's literary debut.<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.thebookseller.com/news/novels-by-isabella-hammad-and-ayobami-adebayo-vying-for-the-10k-encore-award|title=Novels by Isabella Hammad and Ayọ̀bámi Adébáyọ̀ vying for the 10k Encore Award|magazine=The Bookseller|first=Melina|last=Spanoudi|date=30 May 2024|access-date=19 June 2024}}</ref>
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