Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 14 (1980) Winner
Ann Schlee
アン・シュリー
An Schurī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-05-26 （Greenwich, Connecticut）
- Died
- 2023-11-01 age 89
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- United States (childhood) → Egypt, Cairo → Sudan → Eritrea → England (boarding school, Oxford, Berkshire, London)
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, children's writer
- Active Years
- 1971-1998
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Booker Prize shortlist (Rhine Journey, 1981), Carnegie Medal commended runner-up (The Vandal, 1980)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somerville College, Oxford | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Somerville College, Oxford
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | The Vandal | — | The Guardian | winner |
| 1997 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | elected |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1979
Work:
The Vandal
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
winner
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1997
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
elected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Vandal
1980 science fictionA science fiction novel set in the future for children.
vandalismfuture society
Rhine Journey
1981 novelA novel set on the Rhine, shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
journeyhuman relationships
Bibliography
- The Strangers (1971)
- The Consul's Daughter (1972)
- Guns of Darkness (1973)
- Ask Me No Questions (1979)
- The Vandal (1980)
- Rhine Journey (1981)
- The Proprietor (1983)
- Laing (1987)
- The Proprietor (1996)
- The Time in Aderra (1998)
Legacy
English novelist known for winning the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, active in both children's and adult fiction.