Annabel Pitcher (born 1982) is a British children's writer.
Background edit
Pitcher was born in a village in West Yorkshire. She studied English Literature at Oxford University. Her first novel, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, deals with the tragedy of a family torn apart by a terrorist attack.[1][2] It almost instantly became a bestseller and has been translated into over twenty languages.[3] It was shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award, the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year, the 2012 Carnegie Medal,[4] and the 2011 Dylan Thomas Prize. It won a Royal Society of Authors' Betty Trask Award, the Hull Children's Book of the Year and the prestigious 2012 Branford Boase Award for most outstanding debut novel.[5] Her books appeal to the ages 10–15 mostly.
Pitcher's second novel, Ketchup Clouds, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.[6] It also collected the Edgar Allan Poe award in 2014 for 'Best Young Adult Novel', awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.
Before her first book was published, Annabel trained as a teacher and taught English at Wakefield Girls' High School.
Published books edit
| Year | Title | Publisher | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece | Orion Books |
2012 Branford Boase Award |
| 2012 | Ketchup Clouds (US paperback title, Yours Truly) |
Indigo/Orion | |
| 2013 | Project Bright Spark (illustrated by Roger Simó) |
Collins Education | |
| March 2015[7] |
Silence is Goldfish | Indigo/Orion |
References edit
- ^ a b "My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher - review". The Guardian. 16 March 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Wondrous Reads: Review: My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece by Annabel Pitcher". Wonderous Reads. 8 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 May 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ a b "Annabel Pitcher". British Council. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
- ^ "Shortlist for the 2012 CILIP Carnegie Medal announced" Archived 12 July 2012 at the Wayback Machine. 2012 press release. CILIP. Retrieved 2012-06-09.
- ^ Alison Flood (5 July 2012). "Brandford Boase award goes to My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 July 2012.
- ^ "Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize" 21 March 2013 The Guardian
- ^ "Silence is Goldfish by Annabel Pitcher". Waterstones. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
External links edit
- Official website
- Annabel Pitcher at Library of Congress, with 4 library catalogue records
