Annabel Pitcher
Annabel Pitcher (* 1982 in West Yorkshire ) is a British writer .
Life
Pitcher grew up in a small West Yorkshire village. She studied English literature at the University of Oxford . After graduating, she worked for a television production company, then worked in public relations and finally as an English teacher. With the publication of her first book, she gave up teaching, and now works full-time as a writer.
Her debut novel My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece was nominated for 25 prizes. Among other things, she received the Branford Boase Award and a Betty Trask Award from the Society of Authors . For her second book, Ketchup Clouds , she received the 2013 Waterstone's Children's Book Prize .
Pitcher is married.
Publications
- My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece (Orion Children's Books, 2011) ISBN 978-1-4440-0183-9
- Ketchup Clouds (Indigo, 2012) ISBN 978-1-78062-030-5
- Silence is Goldfish (Orion Children's Books, 2015) ISBN 978-1-78062-000-8
Web links
- Official website
- Literature by and about Annabel Pitcher in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Annabel Pitcher Q&A , Jan. 9, 2013, The Daily Telegraph
- ^ A b Annabel Pitcher wins Waterstones children's book prize , March 21, 2013, The Guardian
- ^ Brandford Boase award goes to My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece , July 5, 2012, The Guardian
- ↑ The Betty Trask Prizes and Awards - Past Winners ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , Website of the Society of Authors
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pitcher, Annabel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | West Yorkshire |