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Zilveren Griffel
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Aidan Chambers
1934-12-27 – 2025-05-11
Life & Legacy
Aidan Chambers (27 December 1934 – 11 May 2025) was a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for Postcards from No Man's Land (1999). For his "lasting contribution to children's literature" he won the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002.
Occupation & Career
playwright, writer, children's writer, teacher, young adult author
Accomplishments, Inventions & Publications
Zilveren Griffel; Hans Christian Andersen Award; Carnegie Medal; Michael L. Printz Award; Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature; Eleanor Farjeon Award; Honorary doctorate of Umeå University
Legacy Highlights
Honors & Awards
Carnegie Medal · Eleanor Farjeon Award · Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature · Hans Christian Andersen Award · Honorary doctorate of Umeå University · Michael L. Printz Award · Zilveren Griffel
Organizations & Memberships
Royal Society of Literature
Verified Legacy Record
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Hans Christian Andersen Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q403877 · wikidata
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Carnegie Medal
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Michael L. Printz Award
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q403877 · wikidata
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Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q403877 · wikidata
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Eleanor Farjeon Award
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Honorary doctorate of Umeå University
Source: Wikidata population candidate Q403877 · wikidata
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q403877 — wikidata View source
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