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Edition 13 (2007) Winner
Siobhan Dowd
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Siobhan Dowd
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1960-02-04 （London）
- Died
- 2007-08-21 （Oxford） age 47
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Roman Catholic Church
- Residence History
- London → New York → Oxford
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Activist
- Active Years
- 2004-2007
- Affiliations
- International PEN, PEN American Center, English PEN
- Nominations
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (A Swift Pure Cry), Guardian Children's Fiction Prize longlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford | — | Classics | BA Hons | — | United Kingdom |
| Greenwich University | — | Gender and Ethnic Studies | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Classics
Degree:
BA Hons
Country:
United Kingdom
BA Hons degree in Classics
Greenwich University
Gender and Ethnic Studies
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
MA with distinction
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Carnegie Medal | Bog Child | 児童書 | CILIP | 受賞（死後） |
| 2007 | Branford Boase Award | A Swift Pure Cry | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Eilís Dillon Award | A Swift Pure Cry | — | Children's Books Ireland | 受賞 |
Carnegie Medal
2009
Work:
Bog Child
Category:
児童書
Organization:
CILIP
Result:
受賞（死後）
Branford Boase Award
2007
Work:
A Swift Pure Cry
Result:
受賞
Eilís Dillon Award
2007
Work:
A Swift Pure Cry
Organization:
Children's Books Ireland
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
KPMG Children's Books Ireland Awards
2 appearances
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Edition 19 (2008) Winner
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Edition 20 (2009) Winner
Carnegie Medal for Writing
1 appearances
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Edition 74 (2009) Winner
Kitschies
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (2011) Winner
Works
Major Works
A Swift Pure Cry
2006 Children's literatureStory of teenager Shell in County Cork, Ireland, dealing with poverty and family issues.
PovertyFamilyComing of age
The London Eye Mystery
2007 Children's literatureSiblings solve the mystery of a boy disappearing on the London Eye.
MysteryFamilyAutism
Bog Child
2008 Children's literatureA boy discovers a girl's body in Irish peat bog in 1980s.
The TroublesHistorySupernatural
Solace of the Road
2009 Children's literatureA girl runs away pretending to be someone else on a journey.
IdentityJourneyAbuse
Bibliography
- A Swift Pure Cry
- The London Eye Mystery
- Bog Child
- Solace of the Road
Translations by Author
- This Prison Where I Live (ed.)
- The Roads of the Roma (co-ed.)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Concise and emotionally rich style
- Recurring Motifs
- LossIdentitySocially disadvantaged
Health
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Breast cancer2004-2007Continued writing despite diagnosis, died from it
Legacy
Rising star in children's literature, posthumous Carnegie Medal winner. Siobhan Dowd Trust established.
In Popular Culture
- Her idea for A Monster Calls completed by Patrick Ness, winning dual Carnegie and Greenaway Medals
Trivia
- Born in London to Irish parents
- Married twice