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Sally Gardner

サリー・ガードナー

Sarī Gādonā

Pen Names: Wray Delaney（Pseudonym for adult novels）

Profile

Gender
Female
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Residence History
Birmingham → London

Career

Occupations
children's literature writer, illustrator
Active Years
1993-2024
Nominations
National Book Awards Children's Book of the Year shortlist (2006, I, Coriander), Stockton Children's Book of the Year shortlist (2007, I, Coriander)

Education

art college
art
Country: United Kingdom
Recognised for creative flair
drama college
drama
Country: United Kingdom
Worked as theatre set designer

Awards

Costa Book Award for Children's Book
2012
Work: Maggot Moon
Organization: Costa Book Awards
Result: winner
Carnegie Medal
2013
Work: Maggot Moon
Organization: CILIP
Result: winner
Nestlé Children's Book Prize
2005
Work: I, Coriander
Category: 9-11歳部門
Organization: Nestlé
Result: winner
Nestlé Children's Book Prize
2003
Work: The Countess's Calamity
Category: 6-8歳部門
Organization: Nestlé
Result: 銅賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Maggot Moon

2012 dystopian novel

Alternate history dystopian novel set in 1950s England under a Nazi-like regime during the space race.

oppressionresistanceconspiracy

I, Coriander

2005 historical fantasy

Story of Coriander, daughter of a silk merchant, set in Cromwellian London.

magicfamilypolitics

The Red Necklace

2007 historical fantasy

Story of the French Revolution featuring an aristocratic girl and a gypsy boy with magic powers.

revolutionmagicReign of Terror

Bibliography

  • The Little Nut Tree (1993)
  • I, Coriander (2005)
  • Maggot Moon (2012)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
simple vocabulary and syntaxengaging plotting
Recurring Motifs
fantasy versions of historical eventschildren with magical powersdystopian societies

Health

  • dyslexia
    幼少期から、12歳で診断
    Bullied at school due to undiagnosed dyslexia, learned to read at 14, excelled in art and drama

Legacy

Renowned children's author who overcame severe dyslexia to win the Carnegie Medal and Costa Children's Book Award.

Trivia

  • First book read in full was Wuthering Heights at age 14 due to dyslexia.
  • Became an Ambassador for audiobook charity Listening Books in 2019.