Creative Conversations: Michelle Gallen
Novelist Michelle Gallen in Conversation
Creative Conversations
Date: Monday 09 November 2026
Time: 13:00 - 14:00
Venue: University Memorial Chapel
Category: Public lectures
Speaker: Michelle Gallen
Irish author Michelle Gallen in conversation
Michelle Gallen grew up in Northern Ireland during the Troubles a few miles from the border. She studied English Literature at Trinity College Dublin and Publishing at Stirling University. Her debut novel, Big Girl, Small Town was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award. Her critically acclaimed second novel, Factory Girls, won the Comedy Women in Print award and was shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award. Both books are being adapted for TV. She has just finished her third novel, China Bull.
Photograph: Brideen Baxter and Deci Gallen/Simpletapestry.com
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Creative Conversations is supported generously by The Ferguson Bequest. Professor Thomas Ferguson (1900-1977), Henry Mechan Chair of Public Health (1944-64), bequeathed his estate to the University, with the instruction that the money should be used to foster the social side of University life