Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1969) Winner
Joan Aiken
ジョーン・アイケン
Jōn Aiken
Aliases:
Joan Delano Aiken
Pen Names:
Nicholas Dee（several short stories）
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1924-09-04 （Rye, East Sussex）
- Died
- 2004-01-04 （Petworth, Sussex） age 79
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Rye, Sussex → Petworth, Sussex → New York
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Children's literature author, Supernatural fiction writer
- Active Years
- 1955-2004
- Affiliations
- United Nations Information Centre, Argosy magazine
- Influenced By
- Conrad Aiken, M. R. James, Fitz James O'Brien, Nugent Barker
- Influenced
- Jane Aiken Hodge
- Nominations
- Carnegie Medal commended runner-up (The Whispering Mountain)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wychwood School | — | — | — | 1936-1940 | United Kingdom |
Wychwood School
Period:
1936-1940
Year of Graduation:
1940
Country:
United Kingdom
girls' school in North Oxford
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | The Whispering Mountain | — | The Guardian | winner |
| 1972 | Edgar Allan Poe Award | Night Fall | Best Juvenile | Mystery Writers of America | winner |
| 1999 | Member of the Order of the British Empire | — | children's literature | British Government | awarded |
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1969
Work:
The Whispering Mountain
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
winner
Edgar Allan Poe Award
1972
Work:
Night Fall
Category:
Best Juvenile
Organization:
Mystery Writers of America
Result:
winner
Member of the Order of the British Empire
1999
Category:
children's literature
Organization:
British Government
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
1962 Children's literature / Alternate history 181 pagesIn an alternate-history England overrun by wolves from Europe, two girls and a boy battle wolves and a scheming governess.
wolvesorphansadventureconspiracy
Adaptations
- [Film] The Wolves of Willoughby Chase / Clive Rees (1988)
The Whispering Mountain
1968 Children's literature / FantasyAdventure involving secrets of a whispering mountain and ancient relics.
mysteryancient artifactsadventure
Night Fall
1969 Children's mysteryStory of terror at night.
terrorsupernatural
Bibliography
- The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
- The Whispering Mountain
- Night Fall
Adaptations
- Animated shorts from A Necklace of Raindrops
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- fantasticalGothicalternate historyvivid imagination
- Recurring Motifs
- wolvesghostsorphanssupernatural events
Legacy
Prolific English children's author of over 100 books, best known for the alternate history Wolves Chronicles series and supernatural fiction. Awarded MBE for services to children's literature.
Archives
- de Grummond Children's Literature Collection, University of Southern Mississippi
Trivia
- Daughter of Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Conrad Aiken.
- Sister Jane Aiken Hodge was also a writer.
- Wrote sequels and completions to Jane Austen's novels.