Martina Devlin's Biography

Martina Devlin was born in Omagh, Co Tyrone and lived in London for seven years - where she worked as a journalist - before settling near the sea in Dublin. She started writing fiction in her spare time after winning a Hennessy Literary Award for her first short story in 1996.

This was followed by four novels: Three Wise Men, Be Careful What You Wish For, Venus Reborn (nominated for the Sunday Independent-Hughes and Hughes Irish Novel of the Year award) and Temptation. Then came The Hollow Heart, a memoir about her experiences of IVF treatment and her efforts to come to terms with infertility. Her sixth book is a historical novel, Ship of Dreams, which opens on a Titanic lifeboat. It was inspired by her great grand-uncle, who drowned on the Titanic.

Martina is also a columnist for the Irish Independent and the Sunday World magazine.

Portrait of Martina Devlin

A very glamorous portrait of me by the author and artist Sharon Owens. It hangs in my study but when the wrinkles start mounting I'll transfer it to my attic.

Interviews with Martina Devlin

There are three interviews with Martina currently available on the website.

• Interview 1 : Sunday Independent
• Interview 2 : About Venus Reborn
• Interview 3 : Me & My Suitcase (Belfast Telegraph interview)