Sarah Crossan
Sarah Crossan is an Irish author. She is best known for her books for young adults, including Apple and Rain and One, for which she has won several awards.
Biography
Crossan graduated from Warwick University in 1999 with a degree in Philosophy and Literature and later obtained a master's degree in Creative Writing. She received an Edward Albee Fellowship for writing in 2010.[1]
Awards
For One, a verse novel about conjoined sisters, Crossan won the The Bookseller's 2016 prize for young adult fiction in 2016,[2] the Irish Children's Book of the Year[3] and the Carnegie Medal.[4]
The Weight of Water and Apple and Rain were shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal.
Novels
- The Weight of Water (2011)
- Breathe (2012)
- Resist (2013) – a sequel to Breathe
- Apple and Rain (2014)
- One (2015)
References
- ↑ Sarah Crossan: Sarah Crossan, accessdate: June 14, 2016
- ↑ "Sarah Crossan's One, about conjoined twins, wins YA book prize". BBC Entertainment & Arts News. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "CBI Book of the Year Award winner is Sarah Crossan!". Children's Books Ireland. 20 May 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
- ↑ "Sarah Crossan wins the Carnegie medal with verse novel One". The Guardian. 20 June 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
External links
- Sarah Crossan at Fantastic Fiction
- Sarah Crossan at Library of Congress Authorities, with 7 catalogue records
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