Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 15 (1985) Winner
Janni Howker
ジャニ・ハウカー
Janni Howker
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- Cyprus
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lancashire (roots) → Cottage near the Scottish border
Career
- Occupations
- writer, children's fiction writer, screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1984-
- Nominations
- Whitbread Children's Book Award (Badger on the Barge short-listed), Carnegie Medal (Badger on the Barge short-listed)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1985 | Whitbread Children's Book Award | The Nature of the Beast | — | Whitbread (now Costa Book Awards) | winner |
| 1985 | Carnegie Medal (highly commended) | The Nature of the Beast | — | Library Association (CILIP) | highly commended |
| 1986 | Carnegie Medal (highly commended) | Isaac Campion | — | Library Association (CILIP) | highly commended |
| — | International Reading Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Tom-Gallon Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Observer Teenage Fiction Award | — | — | — | winner |
| — | Somerset Maugham Award | — | — | — | winner |
Whitbread Children's Book Award
1985
Work:
The Nature of the Beast
Organization:
Whitbread (now Costa Book Awards)
Result:
winner
Carnegie Medal (highly commended)
1985
Work:
The Nature of the Beast
Organization:
Library Association (CILIP)
Result:
highly commended
Carnegie Medal (highly commended)
1986
Work:
Isaac Campion
Organization:
Library Association (CILIP)
Result:
highly commended
International Reading Award
Result:
winner
Tom-Gallon Award
Result:
winner
Observer Teenage Fiction Award
Result:
winner
Somerset Maugham Award
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Somerset Maugham Award
1 appearances
Works
Major Works
The Nature of the Beast
1985 Children's literatureIsaac Campion
1986 Children's literatureMartin Farrell
1994 Children's literatureFeatures a boy caught in the bloody feuds of the Border Reivers.
Badger on the Barge
1984 Short fiction 200 pagesThe Topiary Garden
1993 Short fiction 64 pagesWalk with a Wolf
1997 Picture bookBibliography
- The Nature of the Beast
- Isaac Campion
- Martin Farrell
- Badger on the Barge
- The Topiary Garden
- Walk with a Wolf
- Mud
Style & Themes
- Recurring Motifs
- Scottish border region
Legacy
British writer of children's fiction who has adapted her own books for the screen. Several books set near the Scottish border, recipient of multiple awards including Whitbread Children's Book Award.