Manjeet Mann | |
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 Mann in 2022 | |
| Occupation | Actress and author |
| Alma mater | Coventry University |
| Notable awards | Costa Book Award for Children's Book (2022) |
| Partner | Joseph Coelho |
| Website | |
| manjeetmann | |
Manjeet Mann is an actress and writer. [1] Her novel The Crossing won the 2022 Costa Book Award for Children's Book. [2]
Mann grew up in a working class family in Walsall. She studied performing arts at Coventry University. [3]
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. 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.
Mann lives in Folkestone with her partner Joseph Coelho. [7]
| Year | Title | Award | Result | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | The Crossing | Costa Book Award for Children's Book | Winner | [2] [6] |
| Run, Rebel | Branford Boase Award | Shortlist | [8] | |
| Carnegie Medal | Shortlist | [9] [10] | ||
| Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award | Shortlist | [11] | ||
| Shadowers’ Choice Award for Carnegie Medal | Winner | [4] | ||
| UKLA Book Awards: Ages 11–14+ | Winner | [5] | ||
| Sheffield Children's Book Awards:YA Category | Winner | |||
| Diverse Book Award YA category | Winner | [12] | ||
| 2022 | The Crossing | Sheffield Children's Book Awards: YA Category | Winner | [13] |
| Sheffield Children’s Book Award: Overall | Winner | [13] | ||
| Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award | Shortlist | [7] | ||
| Carnegie Medal | Shortlist | [14] [15] | ||
| Jhalak Prize: Children's & YA | Shortlist | [16] | ||
| Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction | Shortlist | [17] [18] | ||
| Diverse Book Awards | Shortlist | [19] | ||
| YA Book Prize | Shortlist | [20] | ||
| 2023 | UKLA Book Awards: Ages 11–14+ | Winner | [21] | |
| Small's Big Dream | UKLA Book Awards: Ages 3–6+ | Shortlist | [21] | |
| Small's Big Dream | Diverse Book Awards: Picture Book Category | Shortlist | ||
| Small's Big Dream | Diverse Book Awards: Picture Book Category Readers Choice Award | Winner |
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