Costa Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 36 (2006) Excellence Award
Stef Penney
ステフ・ペニー
Sute fu Penī
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1965 （Edinburgh）
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Edinburgh, Scotland → London
Career
- Occupations
- filmmaker, novelist
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Affiliations
- Carlton Television New Writers Scheme
- Nominations
- 2017 Costa Book Awards shortlist
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | — | Philosophy and Theology | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Bournemouth College of Art | — | Film and TV | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Bristol
Philosophy and Theology
Country:
United Kingdom
Bournemouth College of Art
Film and TV
Country:
United Kingdom
今はArts University Bournemouth
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Costa Book Awards | The Tenderness of Wolves | — | Costa Book Awards | winner |
| 2006 | Book-of-the-Month Club First Fiction Award | The Tenderness of Wolves | — | — | winner |
Costa Book Awards
2006
Work:
The Tenderness of Wolves
Organization:
Costa Book Awards
Result:
winner
Book-of-the-Month Club First Fiction Award
2006
Work:
The Tenderness of Wolves
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2008) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Tenderness of Wolves
2006 Historical mysterySet in Canada in the 1860s, starts with the murder of a trapper and follows the search for the killer.
SurvivalIsolationFrontier
Bibliography
- The Tenderness of Wolves (2006)
- The Invisible Ones (2011)
- Under a Pole Star (2016)
- The Beasts of Paris (2023)
- The Long Water (2024)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Detailed historical descriptionImmersive narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- Frontier lifeSocial alienation
Health
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Agoraphobia2006年頃（デビュー作執筆時）Researched in London libraries without visiting Canada.
Legacy
Scottish novelist acclaimed for winning the Costa Book Award with her debut.
Trivia
- Wrote her debut novel about Canada while suffering from agoraphobia, researching solely in London libraries without ever visiting the country.