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Edition 69 (2024) Winner
Alice Winn
アリス・ウィン
Arisu Win
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1992-12-20 （Paris, France）
- Nationality
- Irish, American
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Paris, France → England → Brooklyn, New York, USA
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 2019-2025
- Influenced By
- Robert Graves, Siegfried Sassoon
- Nominations
- Waterstones Book of the Year 2023 nomination
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marlborough College | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| St Peter's College, Oxford | — | English literature | 英語文学学士 | 学部時代 | United Kingdom |
Marlborough College
Country:
United Kingdom
Boarding school
St Peter's College, Oxford
English literature
Degree:
英語文学学士
Period:
学部時代
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize | In Memoriam | — | Waterstones | winner |
| 2023 | British Book Awards Debut Book of the Year | In Memoriam | — | The Bookseller | winner |
| 2023 | Waterstones Novel of the Year | In Memoriam | — | Waterstones | winner |
| 2024 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Young Adult Jury Award | Durch das große Feuer | — | Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur | winner |
Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize
2023
Work:
In Memoriam
Organization:
Waterstones
Result:
winner
British Book Awards Debut Book of the Year
2023
Work:
In Memoriam
Organization:
The Bookseller
Result:
winner
Waterstones Novel of the Year
2023
Work:
In Memoriam
Organization:
Waterstones
Result:
winner
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis Young Adult Jury Award
2024
Work:
Durch das große Feuer
Organization:
Arbeitskreis für Jugendliteratur
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
In Memoriam
2023 Historical fictionA debut novel depicting the forbidden love between two public schoolboys during World War I, interweaving school life and the horrors of the trenches through student newspaper excerpts.
World War IQueer loveWar brutalityGrief and loss
Translations
- German: Durch das große Feuer
Bibliography
- In Memoriam
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Vivid rendering of love and brutalityStudent newspaper styleSatire and humor
Health
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Dyslexia幼少期Did not learn to read until she was nine years old
Legacy
Acclaimed for her 2023 debut In Memoriam, which won the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize and others, establishing her as a rising star in historical fiction with queer themes on World War I.
Trivia
- Daughter of Irish and American parents.
- Holds Irish citizenship.
- Married to comedian Chris Turner.
- Has one daughter.