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Aoife Burke (born 9 May 1982) is an Irish journalist, writer, and author of science fiction and children's literature.
Early life and education
editBurke was born in Galway, Ireland on 9 May 1982, and attended the Garvey School of Speech and Drama. At the age of 7, she won a Community Games art competition,[1] and had the opportunity to display her artwork to Eamon Casey, the Bishop of Galway at the time.[citation needed] At age 15, she won a poetry competition titled "Care Life", through which her work was published in the local paper and placed in the West of Ireland's digital archives.[1]
In 2014, Burke earned a Higher Certificate in Applied Social Studies in Social Care from the Athlone Institute of Technology. In August 2023, she received a degree in English and journalism,[1] and began a Master of Arts at the University of Glasgow in September 2024.
Career
editAs a journalist, Burke was the runner-up in Ireland in the 2020 EU Sakharov Student Journalist Competition.[1]
In 2020, Burke independently published her debut novel, Luminess: The Island of the Moon, as well as Daydream of a Writer, which was re-released as an audiobook in 2023. In March 2022, Luminessl was awarded the "Distinguished Favorite for Science Fiction" at the Independent Press Awards in New York. She later published two children's picture books: Thumble Thistle the Bee (2022) and Cyril the Squirrel (2023).[1]
Awards and recognition
editWhile at university, Burke participating in a radio show called Trivia Matter, for which she received a silver award from the Community Radio Forum of Ireland.[1]
Publications
edit- Daydream of a Writer (2020)
- Luminess (2020)
- The Adventures of Thumble Thistle the Bee (2022)
- Cyril the Squirrel and the Great Oak Tree (2023)