Rachel Ward (author)

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Rachel Mary Ward (born August 21, 1964 in Woking ) is a British author of books for young people .

life and work

Rachel Ward grew up in Surrey, south of London , and studied geography in Durham . It was only when she was 40 that she devoted herself to writing. With her first novel "Numbers - Den Tod im Blick" she received numerous international awards and in 2011 she was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize. Rachel Ward lives in Bath , England with her husband and children . For Andrea Wanner from Titel Magazin, Rachel Ward succeeds in her debut work Numbers - Den Tod im Blick , “combining psychic abilities and the problems of teenagers from a difficult milieu into a gripping thriller that ultimately dares to answer a great philosophical question: Is our life predetermined? ”.

In 2012 she was a member of the jury for the award The Extraordinary Book of the children and youth program of the Berlin International Literature Festival .

Publications

  • 2010: Numbers - An Eye on Death . Translated by Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn. Original: Numbers (2009)
  • 2011: Numbers - Death before your eyes . Translated by Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn. Original: Numbers 2 - The Chaos (2010)
  • 2012: Numbers - Death under control . Translated by Uwe-Michael Gutzschhahn. Original: Numbers 3 - Infinity (2011)

Awards and nominations

  • 2010: Angus Book Award for Numbers - Death in Sight
  • 2010: Oxfordshire Book Award for Numbers - Death in Sight
  • 2010: Hounslow Book Award for Numbers - Death in View
  • 2010: Wandsworth Fabulous Book Award for Numbers - Death in Sight
  • 2011: Nomination for the German Youth Literature Prize in the Youth Jury category for Numbers - Death in View
  • 2011: Flemish Children's and Young People's Literature Prize in the 14–16 age group for Numbers - Death in Sight
  • 2011: Nomination for the Young Jury Prize (The Netherlands) for Numbers - Death in View
  • Nomination for Branford Boase Prize for Numbers - Death in View
  • Nomination for Leeds Book Award for Numbers - Death in Sight
  • Nomination for Blackpool Book Prize for Numbers - Death in Sight

Festival participation

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Counted days . Rachel Ward: Numbers. Reviewed in the title culture magazine on April 29, 2010. Last accessed on July 31, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Ward, Rachel
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ward, Rachel Mary (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION British author of books for young people
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1964
PLACE OF BIRTH Woking