Ally Kennen
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Ally Kennen (* 1975 in Somerset) is an award-winning[1] British young adult and children's author.
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[edit] Life
Ally Kennen grew up on a farm in Exmoor, England. Ally studied Archaeology and History at Birmingham University. Her first book, Beast, was created during an MA in Creative Writing at Bath Spa University.
[edit] Bibliography
- Beast (2006)
- Berserk (2007)
- Bedlam (2009)[2]
- Sparks (2010)[3]
- The Hedgehog Mystery (2011)
- Quarry (2011) [4]
- Bullet Boys (2012)
- Daybreak (2012)
[edit] Awards and nominations
- 2006 Beast shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal[5]
- 2006 Beast shortlisted for the Booktrust Teenage Prize[6]
- 2007 Beast won the Manchester Book Award[1]
- 2007 Beast shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award[7]
- 2007 Beast shortlisted for the Bolton Children's Book Award[8]
- 2008 Berserk shortlisted for the Manchester Book Award[1]
- 2008 Berserk longlisted for the Carnegie Medal[5]
- 2008 Berserk won the North East Teenage Book Awards
- 2009 Bedlam longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
- 2010 Sparks longlisted for the Guardian Children's fiction Prize
- 2010 Sparks longlisted for the Carnegie Medal
- 2011 Sparks shortlisted for the Solihull Children's Book Award
- 2011 Sparks shortlisted for the UKLA 2011
- 2011 Sparks shortlisted for the Salford Children's Book Award 2011
- 2011 Sparks shortlisted for the Calderdale Children's Book 2011
- 2011 Sparks shortlisted for the Stockport Schools Book Award 2011
- 2011 Quarry longlisted for the Carnegie Medal[5] 2012
- 2011 Quarry longlisted for the UKLA 2012
- 2011 Quarry shortlisted for the Coventry Inspiration Book Awards 2012
- 2011 Quarry shortlisted for the Grampian Children's Book Award 2012
- 2011 Quarry shortlisted for the Leeds Book Awards 2102
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official Site
- Rip Tide, a short story by Ally Kennen, on the Scottish Book Trust website, June 2008
