Anthony McGowan | |
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Born | Anthony John McGowan 1 January 1965 Manchester, England |
Occupation | Author |
Language | English |
Alma mater | Manchester University Open University |
Genre | Children's literature, Young adult fiction, Literary fiction, Nonfiction |
Notable works | Hellbent The Knife That Killed Me Henry Tumour The Truth of Things series (Brock, Pike, Rook, Lark) |
Notable awards | CILIP Carnegie Medal (2020) |
Spouse | Rebecca Campbell |
Children | 2 |
Website | |
Anthony McGowan official website |
Anthony John McGowan (born January 1965) is an English author of books for children, teenagers and adults. He is the winner of the 2020 CILIP Carnegie Medal for Lark.[1]
In addition to his 2020 win, he has been twice longlisted (for The Knife That Killed Me in 2008 and Brock in 2014) and once shortlisted (for Rook in 2018) for the CILIP Carnegie Medal, and is the winner of the 2006 Booktrust Teenage Prize for Henry Tumour.