SI Leeds Literary Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (2014) Readers' Choice
Kit de Waal
キット・デ・ワール
Kitto de Wāru
Aliases:
Mandy Theresa O'Loughlin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-07-26 （Birmingham）
- Nationality
- British, Irish
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Birmingham (Moseley)
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Former Magistrate, Adoption Adviser, Visiting Professor at University of Leicester
- Active Years
- 2014-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Leicester, Royal Society of Literature
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Desmond Elliott Prize Shortlist, Costa Book Awards Shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Waverley Grammar School | — | General | — | — | UK |
| Oxford Brookes University | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | UK |
Waverley Grammar School
General
Country:
UK
School in Small Heath, Birmingham
Oxford Brookes University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
UK
Master's degree in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Irish Novel of the Year Award | My Name Is Leon | 小説 | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Bridport Prize | Crushing Big | フラッシュフィクション | — | 1位 |
| 2014 | Bridport Prize | Romans 1 Verse 29, Sins of the Heart | フラッシュフィクション | — | 1位 |
Irish Novel of the Year Award
2017
Work:
My Name Is Leon
Category:
小説
Result:
受賞
Bridport Prize
2015
Work:
Crushing Big
Category:
フラッシュフィクション
Result:
1位
Bridport Prize
2014
Work:
Romans 1 Verse 29, Sins of the Heart
Category:
フラッシュフィクション
Result:
1位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
My Name Is Leon
2016 NovelA mixed-race nine-year-old boy navigating foster care against the backdrop of the 1981 Handsworth riots.
Foster careAdoptionRaceWorking class
Adaptations
- [Audiobook] / Lenny Henry (2016)
The Trick to Time
2018 NovelBecoming Dinah
2019 NovelWithout Warning and Only Sometimes: Scenes from an Unpredictable Childhood
2022 MemoirSupporting Cast
2020 Short story collectionCollection of short stories featuring secondary characters from her novels.
Bibliography
- My Name Is Leon (2016)
- The Trick to Time (2018)
- Six Foot Six (2018)
- Becoming Dinah (2019)
- Supporting Cast (2020)
- Without Warning and Only Sometimes (2022)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Working-class voicesRealistic narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- FamilyIdentityMigration
Legacy
Known for championing working-class writers and diversity in publishing.
Trivia
- Established a scholarship using part of her book advance.
- Lenny Henry narrated the audiobook of her debut novel.