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Edition 68 (2023) Winner
Liz Kessler
リズ・ケスラー
Rizu Kesurā
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1966-10-15 （Southport）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom, England
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Southport → Manchester → Cheshire → St Ives, Cornwall
Career
- Occupations
- children's book author, teacher, journalist, creative writing course instructor
- Active Years
- 2003-2024
- Affiliations
- Felicity Bryan Literary Agency, Orion Children's Books
- Nominations
- Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis 2023 nomination (When the World Was Ours), Kernow Youth Book Awards nomination (Read Me Like a Book)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Loughborough University | Faculty of Arts | English | BA | — | United Kingdom |
| Keele University | — | Education | Teaching qualification | — | United Kingdom |
| Manchester Metropolitan University | — | Creative Writing | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Loughborough University
Faculty of Arts
/ English
Degree:
BA
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied English
Keele University
Education
Degree:
Teaching qualification
Country:
United Kingdom
Teaching qualification
Manchester Metropolitan University
Creative Writing
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Masters in Creative Writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Kernow Youth Book Awards | Haunt Me | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2012 | Blue Peter Book Award | A Year Without Autumn | — | — | 最終候補 |
| 2023 | Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis | When the World Was Ours | — | — | ノミネート |
Kernow Youth Book Awards
2018
Work:
Haunt Me
Result:
受賞
Blue Peter Book Award
2012
Work:
A Year Without Autumn
Result:
最終候補
Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis
2023
Work:
When the World Was Ours
Result:
ノミネート
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Tail of Emily Windsnap
2003 Children's fantasyA 12-year-old girl discovers she is half-mermaid.
mermaidsfamily secretsfriendship
Translations
- Translated into German
Bibliography
- The Tail of Emily Windsnap (2003)
- Emily Windsnap and the Monster from the Deep (2004)
- Emily Windsnap and the Castle in the Mist (2006)
- A Year Without Autumn (2011)
- Philippa Fisher's Fairy Godsister (2008)
Translations of Works
- Many books translated into German
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- engaging fantasy for childrenaccessible prose
- Recurring Motifs
- mermaidsfairiessea adventurestime travel
Legacy
English author best known for the Emily Windsnap series of children's mermaid novels.
In Popular Culture
- Emily Windsnap series reached #10 on New York Times Best Seller list
Trivia
- Emily Windsnap series has 9 books
- Series hit #10 on NYT Children's Series Bestseller list in 2007