Goodreads Choice Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 16 (2024) Winner
Kaliane Bradley
かりあん・ぶらどりー
Kar ian Buraddorī
Aliases:
Ka Bradley
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- :1989-1990 （Walthamstow, London, England）
- Died
- :null
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Walthamstow, East London → Essex → East London
Career
- Occupations
- writer, editor, critic
- Active Years
- 2012-
- Affiliations
- Granta, Portobello
- Nominations
- Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize shortlist, Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University College London | — | English literature | BA | — | United Kingdom |
University College London
English literature
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated with a degree in English literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Goodreads Choice Awards | The Ministry of Time | Science Fiction | Goodreads | Won |
| 2024 | Dymocks Book of the Year | The Ministry of Time | — | Dymocks | Won |
| 2025 | Libby Book Award | The Ministry of Time | Science Fiction | — | Won |
| 2022 | VS Pritchett Short Story Prize | Doggerland | — | Royal Society of Literature | Won |
| 2022 | Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition | Golden Years | — | Harper's Bazaar | Won |
Goodreads Choice Awards
2024
Work:
The Ministry of Time
Category:
Science Fiction
Organization:
Goodreads
Result:
Won
Dymocks Book of the Year
2024
Work:
The Ministry of Time
Organization:
Dymocks
Result:
Won
Libby Book Award
2025
Work:
The Ministry of Time
Category:
Science Fiction
Result:
Won
VS Pritchett Short Story Prize
2022
Work:
Doggerland
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
Won
Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition
2022
Work:
Golden Years
Organization:
Harper's Bazaar
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Ministry of Time
2024 Science fiction romanceA time travel romance based around Franklin's lost expedition.
time travelhistoryromanceidentity
Adaptations
- [TV series] / Alice Birch
Bibliography
- Novels: The Ministry of Time (2024) Short stories: 'Golden Years' (2022), 'Doggerland' (2022), etc.
Translations by Author
- Swallowing Mercury (edited translation, 2017)
- The Collection (edited translation, 2019)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- humorouswittygenre-blending
- Recurring Motifs
- intersection of history and presentimmigrant identitylost things
Legacy
Debut novel in 2024 garnered acclaim and multiple awards, hailed as one of the best new novelists.
Trivia
- Mixed Cambodian Khmer and British heritage.
- Cambodian mother, British father.
- Next novel: Greek mythology retelling in neo-noir.