Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 47 (2011) Winner
Andy Mulligan
アンディ・マリガン
Andi Marigan
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1966-03-20 （London, England）
- Nationality
- 英国, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- South London → India → Brazil → Vietnam → Philippines → United Kingdom → London/Manila
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Theatre director, Teacher
- Active Years
- 2009-2025
- Nominations
- Blue Peter Book Awards (Trash, dropped), CILIP Carnegie Medal (Trash)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | Return to Ribblestrop | — | The Guardian | won |
| 2009 | Roald Dahl Funny Prize | Ribblestrop | — | BookTrust | shortlisted |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2011
Work:
Return to Ribblestrop
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
won
Roald Dahl Funny Prize
2009
Work:
Ribblestrop
Organization:
BookTrust
Result:
shortlisted
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Ribblestrop
2009 Young adult fictionStory of turning a ramshackle stately home into an inappropriate school
adventurehumour
Trash
2010 Young adult fictionStory of a street child waste picker in a garbage dump
povertyjustice
Adaptations
- [Film] Trash / Stephen Daldry (2014)
Return to Ribblestrop
2011 Young adult fictionBibliography
- Ribblestrop (2009)
- Trash (2010)
- Return to Ribblestrop (2011)
- Ribblestrop Forever! (2012)
- The Boy With Two Heads (2013)
- Liquidator (2015)
- Rollercoaster (2016)
- Dog (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fresh anarchywarm-hearted humour
- Recurring Motifs
- povertyadventure
Legacy
British writer known for young adult fiction influenced by global teaching experiences.
Trivia
- Eloped with wife Anne Robinson in 2015
- Manila dumps inspired Trash