Marcus Sedgwick
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Marcus Sedgwick (b 1968) was born in Kent, England. Marcus is a British author and illustrator as well as a musician. He used to play for two bands namely playing the drums for Garret and as the guitarist in an ABBA tribute group. He has published novels such as Floodland (winner of the Branford Boase Award in 2001) and The Dark Horse (shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Book Award 2002).
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[edit] Bibliography
[edit] Major novels
- Floodland (2000)
- The Dark Horse (2001)
- Witch Hill (2001)
- The Book of Dead Days (2003)
- A Christmas Wish (2003)
- Cowards (2003)
- The Dark Flight Down (2005)
- The Foreshadowing (2005)
- My Swordhand Is Singing (2006)
- Blood Red, Snow White (2007)
[edit] Other books
- The Emperor's New Clothes (2004) (Picture book)
- The Dead Days Omnibus (2006) (Omnibus)
[edit] Awards
- Branford Boase Award (2001) - Floodland
- Edgar Allan Poe nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Independent Reading Association Award nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Portsmouth Book Award nomination (2001) - Witch Hill
- Guardian Children's Fiction Prize shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Blue Peter Book Award shortlist (2002) - The Dark Horse
- Guardian Award nomination (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Sheffield Book Award shortlist (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Edgar Allan Poe shortlist (2003) - The Book of Dead Days
- Booktrust Teenage Prize shortlist (2006) - The Foreshadowing
- Carnegie Medal shortlist (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Nomination- Calderdale book of the year awards (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Booktrust Teenage Prize winner (2007) - My Swordhand Is Singing
- Costa Children's Book Award shortlist (2007) - Blood Red, Snow White
