Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 12 (1978) Winner
Diana Wynne Jones
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Diana Wynne Jones
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1934-08-16 （London, England）
- Died
- 2011-03-26 （Bristol, England） age 76
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- London → Pontarddulais, Wales → Lake District → York → Thaxted, Essex → Oxford → Bristol
Career
- Occupations
- Novelist, Poet, Academic, Literary critic, Short story writer
- Active Years
- 1968-2011
- Influenced By
- C. S. Lewis, J. R. R. Tolkien
- Influenced
- Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett, Penelope Lively, Robin McKinley, Dina Rabinovitch, Megan Whalen Turner, J. K. Rowling, Neil Gaiman
- Nominations
- Hugo Award (finalist / nominee), Locus Award (multiple nominations), Mythopoeic Award (multiple nominations), British Fantasy Award (nominations), World Fantasy Award (nominations)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Anne's College, Oxford | — | English | — | 1956年卒業 | United Kingdom |
| Friends' School, Saffron Walden | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
St Anne's College, Oxford
English
Period:
1956年卒業
Year of Graduation:
1956
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied English at St Anne's College, Oxford; graduated in 1956.
Friends' School, Saffron Walden
Country:
United Kingdom
Secondary education.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | Charmed Life | 児童文学 | The Guardian | Won |
| 1996 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Children's Literature) | The Crown of Dalemark | Children's Fantasy | Mythopoeic Society | Won |
| 1999 | Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Children's Literature) | Dark Lord of Derkholm | Children's Fantasy | Mythopoeic Society | Won |
| 1999 | Karl Edward Wagner Award | — | — | British Fantasy Society | Won |
| 2007 | World Fantasy Award — Life Achievement | — | Life Achievement | World Fantasy Convention | Won |
| 2006 | Honorary D.Litt | — | — | University of Bristol | Awarded |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1978
Work:
Charmed Life
Category:
児童文学
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
Won
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Children's Literature)
1996
Work:
The Crown of Dalemark
Category:
Children's Fantasy
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
Won
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award (Children's Literature)
1999
Work:
Dark Lord of Derkholm
Category:
Children's Fantasy
Organization:
Mythopoeic Society
Result:
Won
Karl Edward Wagner Award
1999
Organization:
British Fantasy Society
Result:
Won
World Fantasy Award — Life Achievement
2007
Category:
Life Achievement
Organization:
World Fantasy Convention
Result:
Won
Honorary D.Litt
2006
Organization:
University of Bristol
Result:
Awarded
Awards & Nominations
Mythopoeic Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 26 (1996) Winner
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Edition 29 (1999) Winner
Works
Major Works
Charmed Life
1977 Children's fantasyThe first Chrestomanci novel; follows Cat Chant as he becomes entangled with the powerful enchanter Chrestomanci and faces magical challenges involving his sister and their world.
magiccoming of agefamily and responsibility
Dogsbody
1975 Children's fantasy / speculative fictionA children's novel about a supernatural being living in the body of a dog on Earth; explores friendship and personal identity.
identityfriendshipotherworlds
Archer's Goon
1984 Children's / Young adult fantasyA humorous and satirical children's fantasy that explores family dynamics and power structures; adapted for television in 1992.
humourfamilysystems of power
Adaptations
- [TV adaptation] Archer's Goon (TV series) (1992)
Fire and Hemlock
1985 Young adult fantasyInspired by Scottish ballads, the novel explores memory and the retelling of stories, dealing with themes of growing up and sacrifice.
folklore and storytellingmemorycoming of age
Howl's Moving Castle
1986 Children's / Young adult fantasyWhen young hat-maker Sophie is cursed into an old woman, she becomes involved with the wizard Howl and his moving castle and must unravel the curse and secrets of their pasts.
magictransformationself-discoverywar and ethics
Adaptations
- [Animated film] Howl's Moving Castle (film) / Hayao Miyazaki (2004)
Translations
- Japanese translation: 'Howl's Moving Castle'
Dark Lord of Derkholm
1998 Children's fantasy / satireA satirical fantasy set in a world where adventure tourism commodifies heroic quests; critiques fantasy clichés while following a family of protagonists.
satirecommercialized adventurefamily
The Crown of Dalemark
1993 Fantasy / Young adultThe concluding novel of the Dalemark Quartet, dealing with royal succession and the fate of a nation.
politics and powerresponsibilityheroic narratives
The Tough Guide to Fantasyland
1996 Nonfiction / parodyA humorous guide to fantasy clichés and tropes; a cult favorite among writers and critics.
genre criticismsatiremetafiction
Bibliography
- Changeover (1970)
- Dogsbody (1975)
- Charmed Life (1977)
- Archer's Goon (1984)
- Fire and Hemlock (1985)
- Howl's Moving Castle (1986)
- The Lives of Christopher Chant (1988)
- The Crown of Dalemark (1993)
- The Tough Guide to Fantasyland (1996)
- Dark Lord of Derkholm (1998)
- The Merlin Conspiracy (2003)
- The Pinhoe Egg (2006)
- House of Many Ways (2008)
- Enchanted Glass (2010)
- The Islands of Chaldea (completed posthumously by Ursula Jones, 2014/2015)
Adaptations
- Film 'Howl's Moving Castle' (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)
- TV series 'Archer's Goon' (1992)
Translations of Works
- Howl's Moving Castle (Japanese translation; republished following film adaptation)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Meticulously plotted with humour and satireLayered storytelling aimed at both children and adults
- Recurring Motifs
- systems of magicparallel worlds / multiversestwists of time and memoryfamily and identity
Health
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Lung cancer2009–2011Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009; underwent surgery in 2009, discontinued chemotherapy in 2010, and died from the disease in 2011. The illness affected her ability to continue writing.
Legacy
One of Britain's leading children's fantasy authors whose work influenced many later writers (Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman, etc.). She gained wider recognition through awards and adaptations, notably the film adaptation of Howl's Moving Castle.
Academic Societies
- Mythopoeic Society
- British Fantasy Society
- Children's Literature Association
In Popular Culture
- Increased recognition from the film 'Howl's Moving Castle' (dir. Hayao Miyazaki, 2004)
- Commemorated with a Google Doodle in 2014
Quotes
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"He spread his arms and language rolled from him, sonorous, magnificent, and rhythmic.. for years after that, I used to dream regularly that a piece of my bedroom wall slid aside revealing my grandfather declaiming in Welsh, and I knew he was declaiming about my sins. At the bottom of my mind there is always a flow of spoken language that is not English, rolling in majestic paragraphs and resounding with splendid polysyllables. I listen to it like music when I write."
Source: Reflections on the magic of writing (autobiography) (2012) -
"Quite simply the best writer for children of her generation."
Source: Neil Gaiman (author)
Trivia
- Married literary scholar John Burrow in 1956 and had three sons.
- Evacuated to Wales during WWII; her grandfather was a chapel minister.
- 'Howl's Moving Castle' was adapted into an internationally known animated film by Hayao Miyazaki in 2004.
- Diagnosed with lung cancer in 2009 and died in 2011.
- Her sister Ursula Jones completed a final unfinished book, published posthumously.
- Commemorated by a Google Doodle in 2014.