Betty Trask Prize and Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (1988) Winner
Candia McWilliam
キャンディア・マクウィリアム
Kyandia Makuwiriamu
Aliases:
Candia Frances Juliet McWilliam
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1955-07-01 （Edinburgh, Scotland）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- Scottish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Edinburgh
Career
- Occupations
- writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1988-2010
- Affiliations
- Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Influenced By
- Colin McWilliam (father)
- Nominations
- 1989 McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year, shortlist (A Little Stranger), 1994 McVitie's Prize for Scottish Writer of the Year, shortlist (Debatable Land)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St George's School for Girls | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Girton College, Cambridge | — | — | first class honours | — | United Kingdom |
St George's School for Girls
Country:
United Kingdom
Edinburgh
Girton College, Cambridge
Degree:
first class honours
Country:
United Kingdom
first class honours取得
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Betty Trask Prize | A Case of Knives | — | — | joint winner |
| 1988 | Scottish Arts Council Book Award | A Case of Knives | — | Scottish Arts Council | winner |
| 1989 | Scottish Arts Council Book Award | A Little Stranger | — | Scottish Arts Council | winner |
| 1994 | Guardian Fiction Prize | Debatable Land | — | The Guardian | winner |
| 1994 | Premio Grinzane Cavour | Debatable Land | 年間最優秀外国小説 | — | winner |
Betty Trask Prize
1988
Work:
A Case of Knives
Result:
joint winner
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1988
Work:
A Case of Knives
Organization:
Scottish Arts Council
Result:
winner
Scottish Arts Council Book Award
1989
Work:
A Little Stranger
Organization:
Scottish Arts Council
Result:
winner
Guardian Fiction Prize
1994
Work:
Debatable Land
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
winner
Premio Grinzane Cavour
1994
Work:
Debatable Land
Category:
年間最優秀外国小説
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Hawthornden Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 71 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Case of Knives
1988 NovelA Little Stranger
1989 NovelDebatable Land
1994 NovelWait Till I Tell You
1997 Short storiesWhat to Look for in Winter: A Memoir in Blindness
2010 MemoirMemoir about her blindness
Bibliography
- A Case of Knives (1988)
- A Little Stranger (1989)
- Debatable Land (1994)
- Wait Till I Tell You (1997)
- What to Look for in Winter: A Memoir in Blindness (2010)
Translations of Works
- Italian translation of Debatable Land (1998, Premio Grinzane Cavour)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Literary
Health
-
alcoholism〜2004Struggled with it, admitted publicly at Edinburgh International Book Festival in 2004
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blepharospasm2006-2009Eyelids permanently shut causing blindness, cured by pioneering surgery in 2009 harvesting tendons from leg. Dictated memoir What to Look for in Winter while blind
Legacy
Prominent Scottish writer who won the Guardian Fiction Prize for Debatable Land. Published memoir on her blindness experience. Judge for 2006 Man Booker Prize. Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1994.
Trivia
- Served as a judge for the 2006 Man Booker Prize
- Elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1994
- Married Quentin Wallop, 10th Earl of Portsmouth, becoming a British countess by marriage