Macavity Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 32 (2018) Winner
Anthony Horowitz
アンソニー・ホロヴィッツ
Ansonī Horowittsu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1955-04-05 （Stanmore, Middlesex）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Judaism
- Residence History
- Stanmore, Middlesex → Rugby, Warwickshire → York → Central London (Clerkenwell)
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Screenwriter, Children's author, Adult author
- Active Years
- 1979-2024
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- BAFTA Lew Grade Award (Foyle's War), Edgar Award nomination (Foyle's War)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orley Farm School | — | Primary education | — | 幼少期 | England |
| Rugby School | — | Public school | — | 13歳時 | England |
| University of York | Vanbrugh College | English literature and art history | lower second-class honours degree | — | United Kingdom |
Orley Farm School
Primary education
Period:
幼少期
Country:
England
Rugby School
Public school
Period:
13歳時
Country:
England
University of York
Vanbrugh College
/ English literature and art history
Degree:
lower second-class honours degree
Year of Graduation:
1977
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Lancashire Children's Book of the Year | Groosham Grange | — | Lancashire Libraries | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Hampshire Book Award | Skeleton Key | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) | — | — | British Government | 授与 |
| 2022 | Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) | — | — | British Government | 授与 |
| 2023 | Edgar Allan Poe Award | Magpie Murders (TV episode) | Best Television Episode Teleplay | Mystery Writers of America | 受賞 |
Lancashire Children's Book of the Year
1989
Work:
Groosham Grange
Organization:
Lancashire Libraries
Result:
受賞
Hampshire Book Award
2003
Work:
Skeleton Key
Result:
受賞
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
2014
Organization:
British Government
Result:
授与
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
2022
Organization:
British Government
Result:
授与
Edgar Allan Poe Award
2023
Work:
Magpie Murders (TV episode)
Category:
Best Television Episode Teleplay
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Dagger in the Library
1 appearances
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Edition 28 (2024) Winner
Works
Major Works
Stormbreaker
2000 Adventure, mystery, thrillerThe first book in the Alex Rider series, where 14-year-old Alex Rider becomes a spy for MI6.
SpiesRevengeConspiracy
Adaptations
- [Film] Stormbreaker / Geoffrey Sax (2006)
Raven's Gate
2005 Fantasy, horrorFirst book in The Power of Five series about a boy fighting ancient evil.
ApocalypseSupernaturalProphecy
The House of Silk
2011 MysteryOfficial Sherlock Holmes continuation novel.
DetectiveCrimeVictorian era
Trigger Mortis
2015 Spy thrillerOfficial James Bond novel using Fleming's material.
SpiesCold WarAction
Magpie Murders
2016 MysteryMeta-mystery where an editor investigates a writer's death and unfinished novel.
PublishingMurderStory within a story
Adaptations
- [TV series] Magpie Murders (2022)
Adaptations
- Stormbreaker (film)
- Alex Rider (TV series)
- Foyle's War (TV series)
- Magpie Murders (TV series)
Translations by Author
- Robin of Sherwood: The Hooded Man
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Suspenseful plottingHumour-infusedFast-paced
- Recurring Motifs
- Spies and espionageDetectives and puzzlesSupernatural threats
Legacy
Renowned for the Alex Rider series, continuations of Sherlock Holmes and James Bond, and successful TV scripts like Foyle's War. Awarded CBE for services to literature.
Trivia
- Received a human skull from his mother for his 13th birthday.
- His father, linked to Harold Wilson's circle, hid assets in Swiss banks before dying of cancer; money never recovered.