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Brian Conaghan

ブライアン・コナハン

Buraian Konahan

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1971-10-06 (Scotland)
Nationality
Scottish
Languages
English
Residence History
Coatbridge, Scotland

Career

Occupations
author
Active Years
2011-2025
Nominations
Carnegie Medal shortlist (2015, When Mr Dog Bites), Carnegie Medal for Writing shortlist (2025, Treacle Town)

Awards

Costa Book Award for Children's Book
2016
Work: The Bombs That Brought Us Together
Category: Children's Book
Organization: Costa Book Awards
Result: won

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Boy Who Made It Rain

2011 Young adult fiction
youthfriendship

When Mr Dog Bites

2014 Young adult fiction

A story about a teenage boy with Tourette's syndrome

Tourette syndromedisabilityyouth

The Bombs That Brought Us Together

2016 Young adult fiction

Political book for teenagers

politicsterrorismfriendship

We Come Apart

2017 Young adult fiction

Co-authored with Sarah Crossan

loveseparation

Treacle Town

Young adult fiction

Style & Themes

Literary Style
realistichumorous
Recurring Motifs
disabilitysocial issues

Health

  • Tourette syndrome
    Inspired his writing

Legacy

Award-winning young adult author, Costa Children's Book Award winner

Trivia

  • He has Tourette syndrome himself