Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 38 (2021) Winner
Kiran Millwood Hargrave
キラン・ミルウッド・ハーグレイブ
Kiran Miruuddo Hāgureibu
Aliases:
Kiran Ann Millwood Hargrave
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1990-03-29 （Surrey）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Surrey, England → Oxford, England
Career
- Occupations
- poet, playwright, novelist
- Active Years
- 2009-
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (FRSL)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Homerton College, Cambridge | — | English and Drama | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Oxford | — | Creative Writing | MSt | — | United Kingdom |
Homerton College, Cambridge
English and Drama
Degree:
BA
Year of Graduation:
2011
Country:
United Kingdom
University of Oxford
Creative Writing
Degree:
MSt
Year of Graduation:
2014
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Waterstones Children's Book Prize | The Girl of Ink and Stars | — | Waterstones | winner |
| 2017 | British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year | The Girl of Ink and Stars | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Yeovil Literary Prize | Grace | Poetry | — | winner |
| 2020 | Prix Rive Gauche à Paris | The Mercies | — | — | winner |
Waterstones Children's Book Prize
2017
Work:
The Girl of Ink and Stars
Organization:
Waterstones
Result:
winner
British Book Awards Children's Book of the Year
2017
Work:
The Girl of Ink and Stars
Result:
winner
Yeovil Literary Prize
2013
Work:
Grace
Category:
Poetry
Result:
winner
Prix Rive Gauche à Paris
2020
Work:
The Mercies
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Girl of Ink and Stars
2016 Children's literatureA imaginative girl embarks on an adventure to draw her father's map.
adventureimagination
The Island at the End of Everything
2017 Children's literatureA story of friendship set in a leper colony in the Philippines.
friendshipdiscrimination
The Mercies
2020 Historical fictionHistorical novel about witch hunts in 17th-century Norway.
witch huntsfemale empowerment
Bibliography
- The Mercies (2020)
- The Dance Tree (2023)
- The Deathless Girls (2019)
- The Girl of Ink and Stars (2016)
- The Island at the End of Everything (2017)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- poetic prosevivid imagery
- Recurring Motifs
- natureidentity
Health
-
recurrent miscarriages2023年以前Caused personal struggles.
Legacy
Internationally successful children's author with multiple awards. Elected FRSL in 2023.
Trivia
- Of Indian descent on her mother's side.
- Bisexual.