Eimear McBride (1976) is an Irish novelist.

At 17, McBride moved to London to study acting at The Drama Centre.

Awards

• 2013 Goldsmiths Prize winner for A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
• 2014 Baileys Women’s Prize for Fiction winner for A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
• 2014 Desmond Elliott Prize (for debut novelists) winner for A Girl Is a Half-formed Thing
• 2016 Goldsmiths Prize shortlist for The Lesser Bohemians

Books

• A girl is a half-formed thing (2013)
• The Lesser Bohemians (2016)