Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 44 (2008) Winner
Patrick Ness
パトリック・ネス
Patorikku Nesu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1971-10-17 （near Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S.）
- Nationality
- American, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Fort Belvoir, Virginia → Hawaii → Washington (state) → Los Angeles → London
Career
- Occupations
- Author, Journalist, Lecturer, Screenwriter
- Active Years
- 1997-2024
- Affiliations
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Fellow of the Royal Literary Fund
- Memberships
- Royal Society of Literature, BookTrust Writer in Residence
- Nominations
- Carnegie Medal 2009 shortlist, Carnegie Medal 2010 shortlist, Carnegie Medal 2015 shortlist (More Than This), Carnegie Medal 2016 shortlist (The Rest of Us Just Live Here)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Southern California | — | English Literature | — | — | United States |
University of Southern California
English Literature
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | Carnegie Medal | Monsters of Men | — | CILIP | Won |
| 2012 | Carnegie Medal | A Monster Calls | — | CILIP | Won |
| 2008 | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize | The Knife of Never Letting Go | — | The Guardian | Won |
| 2008 | Booktrust Teenage Prize | The Knife of Never Letting Go | — | Booktrust | Won |
| 2009 | Costa Book Award | The Ask and the Answer | Children's Book | — | Won |
Carnegie Medal
2011
Work:
Monsters of Men
Organization:
CILIP
Result:
Won
Carnegie Medal
2012
Work:
A Monster Calls
Organization:
CILIP
Result:
Won
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2008
Work:
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Organization:
The Guardian
Result:
Won
Booktrust Teenage Prize
2008
Work:
The Knife of Never Letting Go
Organization:
Booktrust
Result:
Won
Costa Book Award
2009
Work:
The Ask and the Answer
Category:
Children's Book
Result:
Won
Awards & Nominations
Otherwise Award (formerly the James Tiptree, Jr. Award)
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2008) Winner
Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 39 (2009) Winner
Carnegie Medal for Writing
2 appearances
-
Edition 76 (2011) Winner
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Edition 77 (2012) Winner
Kitschies
2 appearances
-
Edition 3 (2011) Winner
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Edition 7 (2015) Special Award
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Edition 57 (2012) Winner
Tähtifantasia Award
1 appearances
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Edition 11 (2017) Nominee
Works
Major Works
The Knife of Never Letting Go
2008 Young adult science fiction 479 pagesA boy flees in a world where thoughts are audible as Noise.
Noiseescapewar
Adaptations
- [Film] Chaos Walking / Doug Liman (2021)
The Ask and the Answer
2009 Young adult science fiction 519 pagesSecond book in Chaos Walking trilogy.
oppressionresistance
Monsters of Men
2010 Young adult science fiction 608 pagesFinal book in Chaos Walking trilogy.
peacemonsters
A Monster Calls
2011 Young adult fantasy 215 pagesA boy learns from a monster's stories while his mother is ill.
losstruthhealing
Adaptations
- [Film] A Monster Calls / J. A. Bayona (2016)
More Than This
2013 Young adult 480 pagesA boy wakes up in a mysterious afterlife-like world.
deathmemoryreality
Bibliography
- The Crash of Hennington (2003)
- Topics About Which I Know Nothing (2004)
- The Knife of Never Letting Go (2008)
- The Ask and the Answer (2009)
- Monsters of Men (2010)
- A Monster Calls (2011)
- More Than This (2013)
- The Crane Wife (2013)
- The Rest of Us Just Live Here (2015)
- Release (2017)
- And the Ocean Was Our Sky (2018)
- Burn (2020)
Adaptations
- A Monster Calls film adaptation (2016)
- Chaos Walking film (2021)
- Class TV series (2016)
Translations of Works
- Translated into multiple languages
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Direct and powerful proseEmotionally resonant narrationInnovative SF elements
- Recurring Motifs
- MonstersNoise (audible thoughts)Loss and growthWar and peace
Legacy
Renowned YA author, one of few to win Carnegie Medal twice consecutively. Known for Doctor Who spin-off Class.
In Popular Culture
- Creator and writer of Doctor Who spin-off Class
Trivia
- Openly gay
- Naturalized British citizen in 2005
- Taught creative writing at University of Oxford