Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (1974) Winner
Mollie Hunter
モリー・ハンター
Morī Hantā
Aliases:
Maureen Mollie Hunter McIlwraith
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1922-06-30 （near Longniddry, near Edinburgh）
- Died
- 2012-07-31 （Inverness） age 90
- Nationality
- Scottish, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Longniddry (childhood) → Inverness (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, children's author
- Active Years
- 1963-1998
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | Carnegie Medal | The Stronghold | — | Library Association | 受賞 |
| 1978 | Zilveren Griffel | Een toren tegen de romeinen | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Phoenix Award | A Sound of Chariots | — | Children's Literature Association | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1974
Work:
The Stronghold
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Zilveren Griffel
1978
Work:
Een toren tegen de romeinen
Result:
受賞
Phoenix Award
1992
Work:
A Sound of Chariots
Organization:
Children's Literature Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Stronghold
1974 historical fictionA Pictish boy resists Roman invaders in this story inspired by Scottish history.
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A Sound of Chariots
1972 semi-autobiographicalA girl's coming-of-age story reflecting the author's childhood.
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A Stranger Came Ashore
1975 fantasyA mystical tale based on selkie folklore.
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Bibliography
- Patrick Kentigern Keenan
- The Spanish Letters
- The Kelpie's Pearls
- A Pistol in Greenyards
- The Ghosts of Glencoe
- Thomas and the Warlock
- The Ferlie
- The Bodach
- The Third Resistance
- The Lothian Run
- The Thirteenth Member
- The Haunted Mountain
- A Sound of Chariots
- The Stronghold
- A Stranger Came Ashore
- The Wicked One
- The Third Eye
- You Never Knew Her as I Did!
- The Dragonfly Years
- The Knight of the Golden Plain
- I'll Go My Own Way
- Escape from Loch Leven
- The Mermaid Summer
- The MidSummer Murders
- The King's Swift Rider
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Fantasy inspired by Scottish folklore and historyVivid child perspectives
- Recurring Motifs
- Scottish folkloremagical elementshistorical events
Legacy
Renowned Scottish children's author who won the Carnegie Medal, known for works inspired by Scottish history and folklore.
Museums
- Scottish National Portrait Gallery Edinburgh Opened in 1889
Trivia
- A portrait hangs in the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.