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'''Marcus Sedgwick''' (b 1968) was born in [[Kent]], [[England]]. He is a [[United Kingdom|British]] author, illustrator, and musician. He has published novels such as ''[[Floodland (novel)|Floodland]]'' (winner of the [[Branford Boase Award]] in 2001) and ''[[The Dark Horse (novel)|The Dark Horse]]'' (shortlisted for The [[Guardian Award|Guardian Children's Book Award]] 2002).<ref>[http://www.marcussedgwick.com/styled-6/About%20me.html]</ref> He is also the author of several picture books, and has illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/marcus-sedgwick Answers.com]</ref> |
'''Marcus Sedgwick''' (b 1968) was born in [[Kent]], [[England]]. He is a [[United Kingdom|British]] author, illustrator, and musician. He has published novels such as ''[[Floodland (novel)|Floodland]]'' (winner of the [[Branford Boase Award]] in 2001) and ''[[The Dark Horse (novel)|The Dark Horse]]'' (shortlisted for The [[Guardian Award|Guardian Children's Book Award]] 2002).<ref>[http://www.marcussedgwick.com/styled-6/About%20me.html]</ref> He is also the author of several picture books, and has illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults.<ref>[http://www.answers.com/topic/marcus-sedgwick Answers.com]</ref> |
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After working as a bookseller and working in children's publishing, Sedgwick began writing seriously in 1994. His first book, Floodland, was published in 2000 to praise from critics, and it received the Branford-Boase award for the best first children's novel of that year. Floodland tells the story of Zoe, who lives on her own on an island that used to be part of England before global warming caused the seas to rise. Though a Horn Book reviewer commented that the book could have used further developed characters, the reviewer concluded, "this first novel is sufficiently taut, accessible, and swift moving to make it an effective cautionary tale." |
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Marcus Sedgwick (b 1968) was born in Kent, England. He is a British author, illustrator, and musician. He has published novels such as Floodland (winner of the Branford Boase Award in 2001) and The Dark Horse (shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Book Award 2002).[1] He is also the author of several picture books, and has illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults.[2]
Biography
After working as a bookseller and working in children's publishing, Sedgwick began writing seriously in 1994. His first book, Floodland, was published in 2000 to praise from critics, and it received the Branford-Boase award for the best first children's novel of that year. Floodland tells the story of Zoe, who lives on her own on an island that used to be part of England before global warming caused the seas to rise. Though a Horn Book reviewer commented that the book could have used further developed characters, the reviewer concluded, "this first novel is sufficiently taut, accessible, and swift moving to make it an effective cautionary tale."
Bibliography
Major novels
- Floodland (2000)
- The Dark Horse (2001)
- Witch Hill (2001)
- The Book of Dead Days (2003)
- A Christmas Wish (2003)
- Cowards (2003)
- The Dark Flight Down (2005)
- The Foreshadowing (2005)
- My Swordhand Is Singing (2006)
- Blood Red, Snow White (2007)
- The Kiss of Death (2008)
- Revolver (2009)
- White Crow (2010)
- Midwinterblood (2011)
The Raven Mysteries Series
- Diamonds and Doom (2011)
- Flood and Fang (2011)
- Ghosts and Gadgets (2011)
- Lunatics and Luck (2011)
- Vampires and Volt(2011)
- Magic and Mayhem (2011)
- Diamonds and Doom (2011)
Other books
- Outremer: Jaufré Rudel and the Countess of Tripoli - A Legend of the Crusades (1993) (Illustrator)
- The Emperor's New Clothes (2004) (Picture book)
- The Dead Days Omnibus (2006) (Omnibus)
Awards
- Branford Boase Award (2001) - Floodland
- Edgar Allan Poe nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Independent Reading Association Award nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Portsmouth Book Award nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Blue Peter Book Award shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Guardian Award nomination (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Sheffield Book Award shortlist (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Edgar Allan Poe shortlist (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist (2006) - The Foreshadowing
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Nomination- Calderdale book of the year awards (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Booktrust Teenage Prize winner (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Costa Children's Book Award shortlist (2007) - Blood Red, Snow White
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2010) - Revolver
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2011) - White Crow