Claire Lynch (writer)

Claire Lynch (born 1981)[1] is a writer and academic. Her novel A Family Matter was the winner of the debut fiction and the Gold awards at the Nero Book Awards.[2] Lynch is the first debut novelist to win the overall prize at the Nero Awards since 2013.[2] A Family Matter is a bout the removal of children from their lesbian mothers in child custody cases in 1980s Britain.[2]

Lynch worked at Brunel University for 16 years. She is now an honorary professor of English and creative writing at Brunel.[2][3]

Early life

Lynch is from Dartford, Kent; her paternal family are from Cork. Lynch attended Wilmington Grammar School. She graduated from the University of Kent and the University of Oxford.[4]

Personal life

Lynch lives in Windsor with her wife Beth and their three daughters.[5]

Bibliography

  • Lynch, Claire (2009). Irish Autobiography: Stories of Self in the Narrative of a Nation. Peter Lang (publisher). ISBN 978-3039118564.
  • Lynch, Claire (2014). Cyber Ireland: Text, Image, Culture. Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 978-1349347414.
  • Lynch, Claire (2021). Small: On Motherhoods. Brazen. ISBN 978-1914240065.

References

  1. ^ Serra, Laura (12 February 2026). "Claire Lynch: "They thought that if they took the children away from their mothers when they were very young, they would do less harm to them". ARA. Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  2. ^ a b c d "Debut novelist wins major book award for story inspired by lesbian mothers". BBC News. 4 March 2026. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Professor Claire Lynch". Brunel University of London website. Brunel University of London. Retrieved 4 March 2026.
  4. ^ Leonard, Sue (20 January 2022). "Claire Lynch". Retrieved 6 March 2026.
  5. ^ "The watershed moment I realized I wanted to be a mother". Motherwell. 18 July 2019. Retrieved 7 March 2026.
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