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Caitlin Moran

ケイトリン・モラン

Keitorin Moran

Aliases: Catherine Elizabeth Moran

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1975-04-05 (Brighton)
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Wolverhampton → North London

Career

Occupations
Journalist, Author, Broadcaster
Active Years
1991-2024
Affiliations
The Times, Melody Maker

Education

Wolverhampton Girls' High School
Period: 3週間
Country: United Kingdom
Attended for 3 weeks, then home-schooled

Awards

British Press Awards
2010
Category: Columnist of the Year
Organization: British Press Awards
Result: Winner
Cosmopolitan Ultimate Writer of the Year
2011
Organization: Cosmopolitan
Result: Winner
Irish Book Award
2011
Work: How to Be a Woman
Category: Listeners' Choice
Organization: Irish Book Award
Result: Winner
Galaxy National Book Awards
2011
Work: How to Be a Woman
Category: Book of the Year
Organization: Galaxy National Book Awards
Result: Winner
Galaxy National Book Awards
2011
Work: How to Be a Woman
Category: Popular Non-Fiction Book of the Year
Organization: Galaxy National Book Awards
Result: Winner
British Press Awards
2011
Category: Interviewer of the Year
Organization: British Press Awards
Result: Winner
British Press Awards
2011
Category: Critic of the Year
Organization: British Press Awards
Result: Winner
Glamour Awards
2012
Category: Writer of the Year
Organization: Glamour
Result: Winner
Glamour Awards
2015
Category: Columnist of the Year
Organization: Glamour
Result: Winner

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

How to Be a Woman

2011 Non-fiction

Humorous essays on feminism and women's lives.

FeminismWomen's experiences

How to Build a Girl

2014 Novel

Semi-autobiographical novel set in Wolverhampton.

YouthJournalismFeminism
Adaptations
  • [Film] How to Build a Girl / Coky Giedroyc (2020)

Bibliography

  • The Chronicles of Narmo
  • How to Be a Woman
  • Moranthology
  • How to Build a Girl
  • Moranifesto
  • How to be Famous
  • More Than a Woman
  • What About Men?

Style & Themes

Literary Style
HumorousSatiricalConversational
Recurring Motifs
FeminismWorking classFamily

Legacy

Influential British feminist writer known for her columns and books on women's issues.

In Popular Culture

  • Her Twitter feed was added to English A-Level set texts.

Trivia

  • Eldest of eight siblings
  • Home-schooled from age 11
  • Changed name to Caitlin at age 14