Somerset Maugham Award
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Mya-Rose Craig
マイア・ローズ・クレイグ
Mya-Rose Craig
Aliases:
Birdgirl / BirdgirlUK / Mya-Rose Shanti Craig
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 2002-05-07 （Bristol）
- Nationality
- British, Bangladeshi-British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Bristol, England → Compton Martin, Somerset
Career
- Occupations
- ornithologist, environmental activist, author
- Active Years
- 2009-2024
- Affiliations
- Black2Nature (founder), Oxfam (ambassador), Greenpeace (ambassador), National Trust (ambassador), The Wildlife Trusts (ambassador)
- Memberships
- British Trust for Ornithology (C-permit)
- Nominations
- Nominated for Discover Book of the Year at the British Book Awards 2022 (We Have a Dream), Longlisted for the Jhalak Prize 2023 (Birdgirl), Longlisted for the James Cropper Wainwright Prize 2023 (Birdgirl)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chew Valley School | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
Chew Valley School
Country:
United Kingdom
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Gilbert White Youth Award | — | — | National Biodiversity Network | winner |
| 2020 | Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc hc) | — | honorary degree | University of Bristol | recipient |
| 2023 | Malcolm X Young Person's Award for Excellence | — | — | The Muslim News | winner |
| 2023 | Young Explorer | — | — | National Geographic Society | selected |
| 2023 | Somerset Maugham Award | Birdgirl | — | — | winner |
| 2024 | Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year | Flight | — | — | winner |
Gilbert White Youth Award
2018
Organization:
National Biodiversity Network
Result:
winner
Honorary Doctor of Science (DSc hc)
2020
Category:
honorary degree
Organization:
University of Bristol
Result:
recipient
Malcolm X Young Person's Award for Excellence
2023
Organization:
The Muslim News
Result:
winner
Young Explorer
2023
Organization:
National Geographic Society
Result:
selected
Somerset Maugham Award
2023
Work:
Birdgirl
Result:
winner
Edward Stanford Children's Travel Book of the Year
2024
Work:
Flight
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
We Have a Dream
2021 non-fictionA collection of stories from young climate activists.
climate changediversity
Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future
2022 memoirMemoir of her birdwatching and activism.
birdsenvironmentalismdiversity
Flight
2023 children's bookChildren's book about birds.
birdsnature
Bibliography
- We Have a Dream
- Birdgirl: Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future
- Flight
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- passionatevivid nature descriptions
- Recurring Motifs
- birdwatchingenvironmental justicediversity
Legacy
Young ornithologist with Guinness World Records, environmental activist, and author promoting diversity in nature.
Trivia
- First birdwatching trip at 9 days old
- Youngest female to birdwatch on all seven continents
- Youngest person to observe 5,000 bird species by age 17