Emma Donoghue was born and grew up in Dublin but lives in Canada. Her novel Hood won the American Library Association's Gay, Lesbian and Bisexual Award in 1997. Her plays I Know My Own Heart and Ladies and Gentlemen were produced by Glasshouse Productions. A book of criticism, Passion between Women, British Lesbian Culture 1668-1801 was published in 1984.
Slammerkin is published by Virago