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Anne Chambers is an Irish biographer, novelist, and screenplay writer who lives and works in Dublin, and is best known for her biography of the 16th-century Irish Pirate Queen, Grace O'Malley.^[1]

Early life and education

Chambers grew up in Castlebar, Ireland.^[2]

Chambers has a master's degree in history from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.^[3]

Chambers initially worked as an executive at Central Bank, but left the job to pursue writing.^[2]

Books

Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603 (1979); Gill.^[4]
Shadow Lord (2007); biography of Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo, Gráinne Ní Mháille's youngest son.
Finding Tom Cruise (2007)
Eleanor Countess of Desmond (2011)
T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot (2014)^[5]
The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)

Awards

Chambers received the Wild Atlantic Words Hall of Fame Award in 2018.^[2]

Adaptations

Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with Kristen Sheridan.^[6]^[7]

References

^ "About". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c Healy, John (23 October 2018). "Chambers challenges Castlebar". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ Profile LinkedIn ^{[user-generated source]}
^ "GRANUAILE". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ Chambers, Anne (26 September 2014). T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4481-7053-1.
^ Goldsmith, Margie (22 November 2022). "Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley". Forbes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.
^ Jennings, Margaret (19 October 2018). "First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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[1] "About". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 6 December 2022.

[:0-2] Healy, John (23 October 2018). "Chambers challenges Castlebar". The Mayo News. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[3] Profile LinkedIn ^{[user-generated source]}

[4] "GRANUAILE". www.graceomalley.com. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[5] Chambers, Anne (26 September 2014). T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot. Transworld. ISBN 978-1-4481-7053-1.

[6] Goldsmith, Margie (22 November 2022). "Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley". Forbes. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

[:1-7] Jennings, Margaret (19 October 2018). "First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 26 December 2022.

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 '''Anne Chambers''' is an [[Ireland|Irish]] biographer, [[novelist]], and [[screenplay writer]] who lives and works in [[Dublin]], and is best known for her biography of the 16th-century Irish Pirate Queen, [[Grace O'Malley]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=About |url=http://www.graceomalley.com/index.php/about |access-date=2022-12-06 |website=www.graceomalley.com}}</ref>
 == Early life and education ==
-Chambers grew up in [[Castlebar|Castlebar, Ireland]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=John |date=23 October 2018 |title=Chambers challenges Castlebar |url=https://www.mayonews.ie/comment-opinion/down-memory-lane/32841-chambers-challenges-castlebar |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=The Mayo News |language=en-gb}}</ref>
+Chambers grew up in [[Castlebar|Castlebar, Ireland]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Healy |first=John |date=23 October 2018 |title=Chambers challenges Castlebar |url=https://www.mayonews.ie/comment-opinion/down-memory-lane/32841-chambers-challenges-castlebar |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=The Mayo News}}</ref>
-Chambers has a masters degree in History from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.<ref>https://ie.linkedin.com/in/anne-chambers-6097b04b</ref>
+Chambers has a master's degree in history from the Convent of Mercy Castlebar.<ref>[https://ie.linkedin.com/in/anne-chambers-6097b04b Profile]  LinkedIn {{user generated source|date=April 2023}}</ref>
-== Career ==
 Chambers initially worked as an executive at [[Central Bank of Ireland|Central Bank]], but left the job to pursue writing.<ref name=":0" />
 == Books ==
 * ''Grace O'Malley : The Biography of Ireland's Pirate Queen 1530-1603'' (1979); Gill.<ref>{{Cite web |title=GRANUAILE |url=http://www.graceomalley.com/index.php/grace-omalley/granuaile |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=www.graceomalley.com}}</ref>
 * ''Shadow Lord'' (2007); biography of [[Tibbot ne Long Bourke, 1st Viscount Mayo]], Gráinne Ní Mháille's youngest son.
 * ''Finding Tom Cruise'' (2007)
 * ''Eleanor Countess of Desmond'' (2011)
-* ''T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Anne |url=https://books.google.com/books/about/T_K_Whitaker_Portrait_of_a_Patriot.html?id=iA2rAwAAQBAJ |title=T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot |date=2014-09-26 |publisher=Transworld |isbn=978-1-4481-7053-1 |language=en}}</ref>
+* ''T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot'' (2014)<ref>{{Cite book |last=Chambers |first=Anne |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=iA2rAwAAQBAJ |title=T.K. Whitaker: Portrait of a Patriot |date=2014-09-26 |publisher=Transworld |isbn=978-1-4481-7053-1 }}</ref>
 * The Great Leviathan: the life of Howe Peter Browne, 2nd Marquess of Sligo (1788-1845)
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 == Adaptations ==
-Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with [[Kirsten Sheridan|Kristen Sheridan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Margie |date=22 November 2022 |title=Ireland’s Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O’Malley |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiegoldsmith/2022/11/22/irelands-most-famous-pirate-queen-grace-omalley/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Margaret |last3= |date=2018-10-19 |title=First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30876629.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>
+Chambers has written several adaptations of her biography of Grace O'Malley, including a play, a biopic, and a screenplay for a six part mini-series, which as of November 2022 was in development with [[Kirsten Sheridan|Kristen Sheridan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Goldsmith |first=Margie |date=22 November 2022 |title=Ireland's Most Famous Pirate Queen: Grace O'Malley |url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/margiegoldsmith/2022/11/22/irelands-most-famous-pirate-queen-grace-omalley/ |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Forbes |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Jennings |first=Margaret |date=2018-10-19 |title=First feminist: Pirate queen Grace O'Malley charts a bold course for women |url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/arid-30876629.html |access-date=2022-12-26 |website=Irish Examiner |language=en}}</ref>
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