Kaliane Bradley | |
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 Bradley at Waterstones, London in 2024 | |
| Born | Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley 1989–1990 Walthamstow, London, England |
| Other names | Ka Bradley |
| Alma mater | |
| Years active | 2012–present |
Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley is an English writer and editor. She is known for her debut novel The Ministry of Time (2024).
Kaliane Mong Huxham Bradley[ citation needed ] was born in Walthamstow, East London, to a British father and a Cambodian Khmer mother. Bradley grew up in a small house with a maternal older half-brother and younger twin sisters. The family moved out to Essex when Bradley was 10 for more space. [1]
Bradley attended a private secondary school. She graduated from University College London (UCL) with a degree in English literature. [1]
In 2012, Bradley joined Granta magazine as an editorial assistant. [2] She was later promoted to junior editor and commissioning editor, and worked for Granta's imprint Portobello. [3] From 2016 to 2021, she wrote theatre and dance reviews and interviews for Exeunt Magazine, Time Out London , The Stage , and The Guardian . [4]
Bradley won the 2022 Harper's Bazaar Short Story Competition for "Golden Years" [5] and the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize for "Doggerland", the latter awarded by the Royal Society of Literature. [6]
In 2023, Bradley secured a book deal with Sceptre Books, a Hodder & Stoughton imprint, in addition to translations in 13 territories and an adaptation auction between 21 production companies. [7] Her debut novel The Ministry of Time , a time travel romance based around Franklin's lost expedition, was published in May 2024. Bradley had become inspired watching the AMC series The Terror during lockdown. [8] Ahead of the novel's release, the BBC commissioned an adaptation penned by Alice Birch, as announced in February. [9] The novel was shortlisted for the Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize [10] and the Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize. [11]
In April 2024, Bradley stated that she was working on her next novel, which would involve a retelling of Greek mythology with a neo-noir setting. [12]
As of May 2024 [update] Bradley was living in East London with her partner Sam, an academic. They intended to wed in summer 2024. [13] [ needs update ]
| Year | Title | Award | Category | Result | Ref. |
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| 2024 | The Ministry of Time | Amazon Books Best Book of the Year | Fiction | Shortlisted | [14] |
| Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize | — | Shortlisted | [15] | ||
| Dymocks Book of the Year | — | Won | [16] | ||
| Goodreads Choice Awards | Science Fiction | Won | [17] | ||
| Debut Novel | Nominated | [18] | |||
| Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize | — | Shortlisted | [19] | ||
| 2025 | Audie Award | Fiction | Finalist | [20] | |
| Australian Book Industry Awards | International Book | Shortlisted | [21] | ||
| Authors' Club First Novel Award | — | Longlisted | [22] | ||
| British Book Awards | Debut Fiction | Shortlisted | [23] | ||
| Climate Fiction Prize | — | Shortlisted | [24] | ||
| Jhalak Prize | Prose | Longlisted | [25] | ||
| Libby Book Award | Science Fiction | Won | [26] | ||
| Women's Prize for Fiction | — | Longlisted | [27] |
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