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Tanya Landman

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Tanya Landman

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
Gravesend, Kent
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Residence History
Gravesend, Kent → North Devon

Career

Occupations
Writer, Performer, Theatre Worker
Active Years
1992-
Affiliations
Storybox Theatre
Memberships
Storybox Theatre (since 1992)
Influenced By
Penelope Lively
Nominations
Booktrust Teenage Prize 2008 (Apache), Bolton Children's Book Award 2010 (Mondays are Murder), Red House Children's Book Award 2010 (Mondays are Murder), Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2008 (The Goldsmith's Daughter)

Education

University of Liverpool
English Literature
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Carnegie Medal
2015
Work: Buffalo Soldier
Organization: CILIP
Result: 受賞
Spur Award
2009
Work: I Am Apache
Organization: Western Writers of America
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

Buffalo Soldier

2014 Historical Thriller

A boy born into slavery becomes a Buffalo Soldier.

RacismCourageAmerican West

Hell and High Water

Historical Thriller

Historical thriller inspired by North Devon's coastline.

PovertyRevenge

I Am Apache

2008 Historical Fiction

Mondays are Murder

2010 Children's Mystery

Agatha Christie for kids.

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Historical ThrillersAdventure with Magic and HumourCrime for Kids
Recurring Motifs
Past Seeping into PresentCoastal Landscapes

Legacy

Known for children's and YA books, Carnegie Medal winner.

Trivia

  • Niece of actor Robert Shaw.
  • Lives in North Devon with husband Rod Burnett, two sons, two Siamese cats, and two Labradors.