Michelle Gallen#Factory Girls

{{Short description|Irish novelist}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}

{{Infobox writer

| name = Michelle Gallen

| birth_place = County Tyrone

| occupation = Writer

| education = Trinity College, Dublin
University of Stirling

| website = {{URL|https://www.michellegallen.com/}}

}}

Michelle Gallen is an Irish novelist who has written fictionalised accounts of The Troubles in her comedy novels, based on her upbringing in Castlederg, near the border between Northern Ireland and Republic of Ireland. She has stated that she wants to shine a light on this experience's impact on families and communities. {{cite news

| last = Lee

| first = Jenny

| title = Tyrone author's debut novel delves into our troubled past with a helping of chips and Dallas on repeat

| newspaper = The Irish News

| quote = "It tells the story from the dark heart of the community, revealing the human growth and resilience of a proudly ungovernable community on the very edge of Britain"

| date = 25 March 2020

| url = https://www.irishnews.com/arts/2020/03/25/news/tyrone-author-s-debut-novel-delves-into-our-troubled-past-with-a-helping-of-chips-and-dallas-on-repeat-1873413/

| access-date = 14 November 2023}}

She was shortlisted for the Costa Book Award for First Novel for Big Girl, Small Town.{{cite news

| title = Michelle Gallen and Eavan Boland shortlisted for Costa Book Awards

| newspaper = Irish Times

| date = 24 November 2020

| url = https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/michelle-gallen-and-eavan-boland-shortlisted-for-costa-book-awards-1.4418028

| access-date = 14 November 2023}} The audiobook version was narrated by actress Nicola Coughlan.

She won the Comedy Women in Print Prize for her second novel Factory Girls.{{cite news

| title = Sharon Horgan and Michelle Gallen win comedy writing prizes

| newspaper = Irish Times

| date = 17 April 2023

| url = https://www.irishtimes.com/culture/books/2023/04/17/sharon-horgan-and-michelle-gallen-win-comedy-writing-prizes/

| access-date = 14 November 2023}}