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Sylvia Waugh

1935 – 2022

British children's writer

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About Sylvia Waugh

Lived 1935 – 2022 (aged 86–87). Sylvia Waugh was a British writer, science fiction writer, children's writer and teacher.

Sylvia Waugh (born 1935) is a British writer of children's books.

Biography Waugh was born in Gateshead, Northern England in 1935. Her first book, The Mennyms, was published by Julia McRae in 1993 and won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize. She continued The Mennyms as a series of five books (1993 to 1996).

Awards Beside winning the Guardian Prize, The Mennyms (book one) was recognised in other ways:

The Birmingham Readers & Writers Children's Book Award - a new prize, selected by schoolchildren An official commendation and the Silver Kiss (CPNB) for the Dutch 'Mennyms under Siege' A certificate from the American Hungry Mind Review naming it one of its 'Children's Books of Distinction' American Parenting magazine's 'Reading Magic Awards' - one of the top ten children's books in the USA for 1994, and one of the ten books of the decade that 'best withstand the test of time'. The whole series was awarded the Kinderbuchpreis 2000 in Vienna.

Selected works

The Mennyms The Mennyms (Julia MacRae, 1993) — her first book Mennyms in the Wilderness (1994) Mennyms Under Siege (1995) Mennyms Alone (1996) Mennyms Alive (1996)

Ormingat trilogy Space Race (2000) Earthborn (2002) Who Goes Home? (2003)

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Important facts

Born
1935, Gateshead
Birth century
Died
2022
Nationality
Education
Gateshead Grammar School
Awards
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize; Zilveren Zoen

Contemporaries

People whose lives overlapped Sylvia Waugh's

Frequently asked questions

Who was Sylvia Waugh?

British children's writer (1935–2022)

When was Sylvia Waugh born?

Sylvia Waugh was born in 1935 in Gateshead.

When did Sylvia Waugh die?

Sylvia Waugh died in 2022.

What was Sylvia Waugh's occupation?

Sylvia Waugh was a writer, science fiction writer, children's writer and teacher.

What nationality was Sylvia Waugh?

Sylvia Waugh was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Sylvia Waugh

· Wikidata: Q523269

· DBpedia: Sylvia Waugh

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