Tabitha Suzuma
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Tabitha Suzuma | |
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| Born | Tabitha Victoria Anne Suzuma 1975 (age 49–50) London, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Author |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 2006 - present |
| Genre | Fiction, Young adult fiction, Children's literature |
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Tabitha Suzuma (born 1975, in London) is a British writer.
Biography
Tabitha Suzuma was born in London in 1975 to an English mother and a Japanese father, the eldest of five children. She went to the French Lycée, but stopped attending school at age fourteen. Ten years later, she became a teacher and wrote her first novel, A Note of Madness. She went on to write three more novels for young adults: From Where I Stand, A Voice in the Distance and Without Looking Back. Her latest novel, Forbidden, is an incestuous love story between a brother and sister. She is currently working on her sixth novel.[1]
Bibliography
Young adult novels
- A Note of Madness (Random House, 2006)
- From Where I Stand (Random House, 2007)
- A Voice in the Distance (Random House, 2008)
- Without Looking Back (Random House, 2009)
- Forbidden (Random House, 2010)
- Hurt (Random House, 2013)
Awards
- 2006 A Note of Madness shortlisted for the Times Educational Supplement NASEN Book Award
- 2007 A Note of Madness shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award[2]
- 2008 A Note of Madness nominated for the Young Minds Book Award
- 2008 From Where I Stand winner of the Young Minds Book Award[3]
- 2008 From Where I Stand winner of the Stockport Schools Book Award[4]
- 2008 From Where I Stand shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year[5]
- 2008 From Where I Stand shortlisted for the North Lanarkshire Catalyst Book Award[6]
- 2008 From Where I Stand nominated for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize
- 2008 From Where I Stand nominated for the Carnegie Medal[7]
- 2008 Without Looking Back nominated for the Waterstone's Children's Book Prize
- 2009 A Voice in the Distance nominated for the UKLA Children's Book Award
- 2008 A Voice in the Distance shortlisted for the Lancashire Children's Book of the Year[8]
- 2009 Without Looking Back shortlisted for the Young Minds Book Award[9][10]
- 2010 Without Looking Back shortlisted for the Stockport Schools Book Award[11]
- 2011 Forbidden nominated for the Carnegie Medal[12]
- 2011 Proibito winner of the Premio Speciale Cariparma for European Literature 2011[13]
References
- ^ Tabitha Suzuma's Official Website
- ^ Branford Boase Award 2007 shortlist
- ^ YoungMinds Book Award
- ^ The Stockport Schools Book Award 2008
- ^ Lancashire Children's Book of the Year
- ^ The Catalyst Prize 2008
- ^ The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway website 2008
- ^ Lancashire Children's Book of the Year
- ^ Bookseller.com
- ^ YoungMinds Book Award
- ^ The Stockport Schools Book Award 2010
- ^ The CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway website 2011
- ^ il giornale.it
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