Anna Burns

Anna Burns (born 1962) is an Irish author. She was born in Belfast and moved to London in 1987. Her first novel, No Bones, is an account of a girl's life growing up in Belfast during the Troubles.Awards:Winner of the 2001 Winifred Holtby Memorial PrizeShortlisted for the 2002 Orange Prize (No Bones)Winner of the 2018 Man Booker Prize (Milkman)National Book Critics Circle Award 2019 Nominee (Milkman)Women's Prize for Fiction 2019 Nominee (Milkman)Winner of the 2020 International Dublin Literary Award (Milkman)