Actress and writer
This article is about the actress and author. For the film producer, see
Manjeet Maan .
Manjeet Mann is an actress and writer. [ 1] Her novel The Crossing won the 2022 Costa Book Award for Children's Book .[ 2]
Early life
Mann grew up in a working class family in Walsall . She studied performing arts at Coventry University .[ 3]
Career
Mann started her career as an actress before turning her hand to writing.
Mann's first novel, Run Rebel , was released in 2020 and was shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal and received the Shadowers’ Choice Award for Carnegie Medal [ 4] and the UKLA Book Award for Ages 11–14+;[ 5] it was shortlisted for and won several other awards. She later adapted the novel into a play, directed by Tessa Walker and produced by Pilot Theatre. [1]
Her second novel, The Crossing , was published in 2021. It won the 2021 Costa Book Award for Children's Book [ 2] [ 6] and was shortlisted for numerous other awards including the Carnegie Medal.
Mann later published two children's picture books. The first, Small's Big Dream , illustrated by Amanda Quartey, was published in 2022, and the second, Whirly Twirly Me , also illustrated by Amanda Quartey, was published in summer 2023.
Personal life
Mann lives in Folkestone with her partner Joseph Coelho .[ 7]
Awards and honours
Children's picture books
Small's Big Dream , illustrated by Amanda Quartey (2022)
Whirly Twirly Me , illustrated by Amanda Quartey (2023)
Young adult novels
Run, Rebel (2020)
The Crossing (2021)
References
^ "Home" . Manjeet Mann . Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ a b c "Costa Book Awards 2021 category winners announced" . Costa . Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022 .
^ "Coffee Break: Manjeet Mann" . Ink Pellet . October 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2024 .
^ a b Roback, Diane (16 June 2021). "Jason Reynolds, Sydney Smith Win Carnegie, Kate Greenaway Medals in U.K." Publishers Weekly . Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ a b "Outstanding Winners announced for the unique Awards from teachers!" . United Kingdom Literacy Association . Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ a b "Awards: Costa Book Category, Aussie Prime Minister's Literary Winners" . Shelf Awareness . 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ Hacking, Charlotte (November 2021). "An Interview with Costa Book Award winner author Manjeet Mann" . Books For Keeps . Archived from the original on 29 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "Awards: MWA Edgar Winners; Branford Boase Shortlist" . Shelf Awareness . 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced" . Books+Publishing . 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ Flood, Alison (18 March 2021). "Shortlist for Carnegie medal offers locked-down children 'hope and escapism' " . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ "Run, Rebel" . CLPE . Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "Winners" . www.thediversebookawards.co.uk . 2021.
^ a b "Sheffield Children's Book Award" . Sheffield City Council . Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists 2022" . Readings Books . 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ Knight, Lucy (16 March 2022). "Carnegie medal shortlist spotlights real-life stories of friendship in challenging times" . The Guardian . ISSN 0261-3077 . Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023 .
^ "Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists" . Shelf Awareness . 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlists announced" . Books+Publishing . 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022 .
^ Sherwin, Adam (10 February 2022). "Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist shows TikTok influencers driving sales surge" . inews.co.uk . Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023 .
^ "THE SHORTLIST" . The DB Awards . Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ "YA Book Prize 2022 – Shortlist Announced!" . Bookseller . 28 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
^ a b "UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2023" . United Kingdom Literacy Association . 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023 .
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