Waverton Good Read Award
1 appearances
Christie Watson
クリスティ・ワトソン
Kurisuti Watoson
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London, England
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Nurse, Professor of Creative Writing
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Affiliations
- University of East Anglia
- Memberships
- Patron of the Royal College of Nursing Foundation
- Nominations
- Shortlisted BBI Narrative Non-Fiction Book of the Year (2018), Shortlisted IBW Adult Book Award (2018), Waverton Good Read Award (2013)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
2009
Country:
United Kingdom
Received Malcolm Bradbury Bursary for MA
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Costa First Novel Award | Tiny Sunbirds Far Away | — | Costa Book Awards | Winner |
| 2018 | Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa | — | — | University of East Anglia | Received |
Costa First Novel Award
2011
Work:
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
Winner
Doctor of Letters Honoris Causa
2018
Organization:
University of East Anglia
Result:
Received
Awards & Nominations
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
-
Edition 41 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
2011 NovelTranslations
- Translated into 23 languages
Where Women Are Kings
2014 NovelTranslations
- Widely translated
The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story
2018 MemoirMemoir of her experiences as a nurse. Sunday Times bestseller.
NursingCare
Adaptations
- [Theatre] The Language of Kindness (2021)
Translations
- Translated into 23 languages
Bibliography
- Tiny Sunbirds Far Away
- Where Women are Kings
- Here I Stand
- The Language of Kindness: A Nurse's Story
- The Courage to Care: nurses, families and hope
- Quilt on Fire: The Messy Magic of Midlife
- Moral Injuries
- No Filters: A Mother and Teenager Daughter Love Story
Adaptations
- The Language of Kindness adapted for theatre (2021)
- Moral Injuries being developed as a television series
Translations of Works
- Works translated into 23 languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Realistic styleDetailed human portrayals based on nursing experience
- Recurring Motifs
- Nursing and careFamily relationshipsNigerian settings
Legacy
Acclaimed for novels and non-fiction based on over 20 years as a nurse, Costa First Novel Award winner, Professor at University of East Anglia. Works adapted for theatre and TV.
Trivia
- Worked as a nurse for more than 20 years including at Great Ormond Street Hospital, St Mary's Hospital Paddington, and Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital.
- Co-authored No Filters with daughter Rowan Egberongbe.