William Grill
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William Grill | |
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| Born | 1990 (age 33–34) |
| Nationality | British |
| Website | williamgrill |
William Grill is an illustrator, whose first children's book, Shackleton's Journey,[1] depicting Ernest Shackleton's Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition, won the Kate Greenaway Medal in 2015. Grill graduated from University College Falmouth, is dyslexic, and runs a weekly art club at a local school.[2][3]
His second book is titled The Wolves of Currumpaw, and is based on the story "Lobo the King of Currumpaw", (from Wild Animals I Have Known) by naturalist Ernest Thompson Seton.
Awards
- 2015 Winner – Kate Greenaway Medal for Shackleton's Journey
- 2015 Winner – School Library Association Information Book Award for Shackleton's Journey[4]
References
- ^ London: Flying Eye Books. ISBN 9781909263109
- ^ Daniel, Lucy (27 June 2015). "Why a picture book about Ernest Shackleton marks a publishing revolution". The Telegraph. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ "True historical stories inspire Carnegie and Greenaway winners". BBC News. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2016.
- ^ The Guardian: Shackleton and New York books win School Library Association non-fiction prize
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