Betty Trask Prize and Awards
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Edition 17 (2000) Winner
Susan Elderkin
スーザン・エルダーキン
Susan Elderkin
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （Crawley）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Leatherhead, Surrey → Somerset and America
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, travel writer, journalist, reviewer, creative writing teacher, bibliotherapist
- Active Years
- 2000-2024
- Nominations
- Orange Prize for Fiction shortlist (Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains), Ondaatje Prize shortlist (The Voices), International Dublin Literary Award longlist (The Voices)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downing College, Cambridge | Faculty of English | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing Course | MA | — | United Kingdom |
Downing College, Cambridge
Faculty of English
Country:
United Kingdom
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing Course
Degree:
MA
Country:
United Kingdom
Taught by Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | Betty Trask Prize | Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2007 | Society of Authors Travel Award | — | — | Society of Authors | winner |
Betty Trask Prize
2000
Work:
Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Society of Authors Travel Award
2007
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains
2000 NovelAdaptations
- [Film]
The Voices
2003 NovelThe story, set in the western Australian outback, is about a boy who is found ten years after disappearing into the Outback following ghostly voices.
The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies
2013 Non-fictionAn exuberant pageant of literary fiction and a celebration of the possibilities of the novel.
The Story Cure: Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise
2016 Non-fictionA treasure trove of practical, stimulating knowledge for anyone faced with the daunting and joyous task of matching the right book to the right child.
Bibliography
- Sunset Over Chocolate Mountains (2000)
- The Voices (2003)
- The Novel Cure: An A-Z of Literary Remedies (2013)
- The Story Cure: Books to Keep Kids Happy, Healthy and Wise (2016)
- This One (or How The Blackthorn Got Its Flowers) (2011)
Legacy
One of Granta Magazine's 20 Best Young British Novelists in 2003, author of two critically acclaimed novels and co-author of bibliotherapy books with Ella Berthoud.
Trivia
- She worked as an ice-cream seller.
- She taught English at a Slovakian shoe factory.
- She lives between Somerset and America with her partner and young son.