Siobhan Dowd
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Siobhan Dowd was an award-winning British-Irish author best known for her powerful young adult novels that often explored themes of social justice, identity, and loss.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Siobhan Dowd canonical | 6 |
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
author
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novelist ⓘ person ⓘ young adult fiction writer ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bisto Book of the Year Award
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Branford Boase Award ⓘ Carnegie Medal ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Ireland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| employer | PEN International ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Irish ⓘ |
| familyName | Dowd ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
human rights
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literature ⓘ social justice ⓘ young adult literature ⓘ |
| founded | Siobhan Dowd Trust ⓘ |
| genre |
children's literature
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realistic fiction ⓘ young adult fiction ⓘ |
| givenName |
Siobhán
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surface form:
Siobhan
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| hasInfluenced | Patrick Ness ⓘ |
| hasOccupation | human rights campaigner ⓘ |
| inspiredWork | A Monster Calls ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | PEN International ⓘ |
| movement |
children's rights advocacy
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young adult literature ⓘ |
| name | Siobhan Dowd self-link ⓘ |
| nationality |
British
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Irish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploring themes of identity in young adult novels
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exploring themes of loss and grief ⓘ exploring themes of social justice in fiction ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Monster Calls
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A Swift Pure Cry ⓘ Bog Child ⓘ Solace of the Road ⓘ The London Eye Mystery ⓘ |
| occupation |
novelist
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writer ⓘ youth literature author ⓘ |
| primaryAudience |
children
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young adults ⓘ |
| purposeOfFoundedEntity | to support reading for disadvantaged young people ⓘ |
| theme |
grief
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identity ⓘ loss ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
realist
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socially engaged ⓘ |
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