Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 64 (1999) Winner
Aidan Chambers
エイダン・チェンバーズ
Aidan Chambers
Pen Names:
Malcolm Blacklin（When editing ghost stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1934-12-27 （Chester-le-Street, County Durham, England）
- Died
- 2025-05-11 age 90
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Chester-le-Street, County Durham → Southend-on-Sea → Stroud, Gloucestershire
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Editor, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1967-2020
- Affiliations
- Thimble Press, School Library Association
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Carnegie Medal | Postcards from No Man's Land | — | Library Association | Winner |
| 2003 | Michael L. Printz Award | Postcards from No Man's Land | — | American Library Association | Winner |
| 2002 | Hans Christian Andersen Award | — | — | International Board on Books for Young People | Winner |
| 1982 | Eleanor Farjeon Award | — | — | — | Winner |
Carnegie Medal
1999
Work:
Postcards from No Man's Land
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
Winner
Michael L. Printz Award
2003
Work:
Postcards from No Man's Land
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
Winner
Hans Christian Andersen Award
2002
Organization:
International Board on Books for Young People
Result:
Winner
Eleanor Farjeon Award
1982
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Hans Christian Andersen Award
1 appearances
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Edition 24 (2002) Winner
Michael L. Printz Award
1 appearances
-
Edition 4 (2003) Winner
Works
Major Works
Breaktime
1978 Young adult novelFirst in the Dance sequence.
YouthSelf-discovery
Postcards from No Man's Land
1999 Young adult novelA story alternating between past and present in the Netherlands. Winner of Carnegie and Printz Awards.
WarIdentityHomosexuality
This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
2005 Young adult novelFinal in the Dance sequence. Diary format.
LoveLossGrowth
Bibliography
- Cycle Smash
- Marle
- Snake River
- Breaktime
- Dance on My Grave
- Now I Know
- The Toll Bridge
- Postcards from No Man's Land
- This Is All: The Pillow Book of Cordelia Kenn
- Dying to Know You
- Seal Secret
- The Present Takers
- The Kissing Game
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Experimental formsMultiple perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- DanceBridgesDeath
Health
-
Short illness2025年Cause of death
Legacy
Pioneer of children's and YA literature. Known for the Dance sequence, internationally acclaimed.
Trivia
- Did not read fluently until age nine.
- Only child.