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第0回（2020年） Winner
Rebecca Giggs
レベッカ・ギッグス
Rebecca Giggs
プロフィール
- 性別
- 女性
- 国籍
- Australia
- 言語
- English
- 居住地歴
- Perth, Western Australia → Sydney, New South Wales
経歴
- 職業
- nonfiction writer, essayist, science writer, researcher (honorary fellow)
- 所属
- Macquarie University (Honorary Fellow)
学歴
| 学校 | 学部 | 学科 | 学位 | 期間 | 国 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The University of Western Australia | Law / Arts | Ecological literary studies | LLB, BA (Hons), PhD | — | Australia |
The University of Western Australia
Law / Arts
/ Ecological literary studies
学位:
LLB, BA (Hons), PhD
卒業年:
2014
国:
Australia
Awarded a PhD in ecological literary studies in 2014. Also holds an LLB and BA (Hons).
受賞歴
| 年 | 賞名 | 対象作品 | 部門 | 主催 | 結果 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Nib Literary Award | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | — | Books+Publishing / Nib Literary Award | Won |
| 2021 | Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | Nonfiction | American Library Association (ALA) | Won |
| 2021 | Wainwright Prize | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | Global Conservation | Wainwright Prize committee | Shortlisted |
| 2020 | Kirkus Prize | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | Nonfiction | Kirkus Reviews | Finalist |
| 2021 | Western Australian Premier's Book Awards | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | Emerging Writer | Government of Western Australia | Won |
| 2021 | PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | — | PEN America | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Stella Prize | Fathoms: The World in the Whale | — | The Stella Prize | Shortlisted |
| 2021 | Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing | "Soundings" (essay) | — | UNSW / Bragg Prize organizers | Shortlisted |
Nib Literary Award
2020
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
主催:
Books+Publishing / Nib Literary Award
結果:
Won
Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction
2021
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
部門:
Nonfiction
主催:
American Library Association (ALA)
結果:
Won
Wainwright Prize
2021
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
部門:
Global Conservation
主催:
Wainwright Prize committee
結果:
Shortlisted
Kirkus Prize
2020
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
部門:
Nonfiction
主催:
Kirkus Reviews
結果:
Finalist
Western Australian Premier's Book Awards
2021
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
部門:
Emerging Writer
主催:
Government of Western Australia
結果:
Won
PEN/E. O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
2021
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
主催:
PEN America
結果:
Shortlisted
Stella Prize
2021
対象作品:
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
主催:
The Stella Prize
結果:
Shortlisted
Bragg UNSW Press Prize for Science Writing
2021
対象作品:
"Soundings" (essay)
主催:
UNSW / Bragg Prize organizers
結果:
Shortlisted
受賞・候補エディション
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第10回（2021年 第2回開催） Winner
作品
代表作
Fathoms: The World in the Whale
2020年 Nonfiction / Natural history 320ページFathoms examines whales and human history to explore marine ecosystems, human impacts, chemical pollution and the need for conservation. The book blends scientific reporting with literary prose to advocate for the preservation of marine mammals.
marine conservationhuman-whale relationshipsenvironmental pollutionecological literature
翻訳
全著作
- Fathoms: The World in the Whale. 2020.
作風・主題
- 文体
- lyric non-fiction combining scientific fact and literary essayresearch-driven, explanatory yet poetic prose
- 頻出モチーフ
- whalesthe oceanhuman environmental impactbioaccumulation (chemical pollutants)
評価・遺産
Giggs is recognized for bridging ecological literature and science communication. Fathoms provoked literary attention to marine conservation and received international acclaim through multiple awards and nominations, marking it as a notable contemporary work of natural-history nonfiction.
引用
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“a thoughtful, ambitiously crafted appeal for the preservation of marine mammals.”
出典: Kirkus Reviews (review) (2020年)
豆知識
- Perth-based Australian writer.
- Received a PhD in ecological literary studies in 2014.
- Contributed science essays to outlets such as The Atlantic.
- First book Fathoms was published in 2020.