Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 30 (1965) Winner
Philip William Turner
フィリップ・ウィリアム・ターナー
Firippu Wiriamu Tānā
Pen Names:
Stephen Chance（Pen name for mystery novels）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1925-12-03 （Rossland, British Columbia, Canada）
- Died
- 2006-01-07 （West Malvern, Worcestershire, England） age 80
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Church of England
- Residence History
- Peterborough area (childhood) → Hinckley, Leicestershire → Oxford → Armley, Crawley, Northampton (parishes) → West Malvern (30 years)
Career
- Occupations
- writer, priest, teacher, chaplain
- Active Years
- 1956-1988
- Affiliations
- Eton College, Malvern College
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinckley Grammar School | — | General education | — | 幼少期～1943 | United Kingdom |
| Worcester College, Oxford | — | General | — | 1946-1949 | United Kingdom |
| Ripon Hall | — | Theology | — | 1950頃 | United Kingdom |
Hinckley Grammar School
General education
Period:
幼少期～1943
Country:
United Kingdom
Leicestershire school
Worcester College, Oxford
General
Period:
1946-1949
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
United Kingdom
Graduated
Ripon Hall
Theology
Period:
1950頃
Country:
United Kingdom
Ordination training
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1965 | Carnegie Medal | The Grange at High Force | — | Library Association | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
1965
Work:
The Grange at High Force
Organization:
Library Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Grange at High Force
1965 Children's literatureChildren's novel set in fictional Darnley Mills. Carnegie Medal winner.
friendshipadventuredisabilityhealing
Colonel Sheperton's Clock
1964 Children's mysterySchoolboy mystery involving surgery to heal a disabled leg.
mysterymedicinegrowth
Septimus and the Danedyke Mystery
1971 MysteryMystery featuring Rev. Septimus Treloar. Adapted for TV.
detectivereligion
Adaptations
- [Television] The Danedyke Mystery (1979)
Bibliography
- Septimus and the Danedyke Mystery (Stephen Chance, 1971)
- Septimus and the Minster Ghost (Stephen Chance, 1972)
- Septimus and the Stone of Offering (Stephen Chance, 1976)
- Septimus and the Spy Ring (Stephen Chance, 1979)
- Colonel Sheperton's Clock (1964)
- The Grange at High Force (1965)
- Sea Peril (1966)
- Steam on the Line (1968)
- War on the Darnel (1969)
- Devil's Nob (1970)
- Powder Quay (1971)
- Dunkirk Summer (1973)
- Skull Island (1977)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- realisticregional flavor
- Recurring Motifs
- Darnley MillsNorth East Englandboy adventures
Health
-
Cancer晩年Died in January 2006
Legacy
Known for children's books set in Darnley Mills, Carnegie Medal winner. Also priest and teacher.
Trivia
- Born in Canada to English parents.
- Wrote mysteries under pen name Stephen Chance.
- Served in Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve during WWII.