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Danielle Jawando

Danielle Jawando
Jawando in 2023
Born
Danielle Nadine Jawando

1988
Manchester, England
Alma mater

Danielle Nadine Jawando (born 1988) is an English writer best known for her young adult novels. Her second novel When Our Worlds Collided (2022) won a Jhalak Prize and the YA Book Prize.

Early life

Jawando was born in Manchester to an Irish-Nigerian father and an Irish-Ghanaian mother. Her father also has Brazilian heritage through his grandfather.[1] Jawando attended Oakwood High School (now Chorlton High School).[2] She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the University of East London (UEL) in 2009. After completing a Post-Graduate Certificate (PGCE) at the University of Greenwich, Jawando returned to UEL for her Master of Arts (MA).[3]

Career

After finishing university, Jawando taught part-time at a further education college (FEC)[4] and began her writing career with the short story "Paradise 703" for DeadInk.[5] In 2015,[6][7] Jawando worked as a storyline writer for the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.[8][9] She became an Associate Lecturer in Creative Writing at Manchester Metropolitan University and the University of Roehampton, as well as a Writer-in-Residence at New Writing North.[10][11]

Jawando got her first agent in 2016. Her short story "The Deerstalker" was a finalist in the 2017 We Need More Books competition.[6] In 2019, she wrote a non-fiction installment of Laurence King Publishing's Little Guides to Great Lives series on Maya Angelou.[12] Jawando signed a two-book deal with Simon & Schuster, through which she publisher her debut fiction novel And the Stars Were Burning Brightly in 2020. Set in Wythenshawe, the novel follows 15-year-old boy Nathan who grapples with his older brother Al's suicide.[13][14] And the Stars Were Burning Brightly won Best Senior Novel at the Great Reads Award and was shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize,[15] the YA Book Prize,[16] the Jhalak Prize,[17] and the Branford Boase Award.[18] It was also longlisted for the Carnegie Medal.[19]

The following year, Jawando's second novel When Our Worlds Collided followed.[20] When Our Worlds Collided won the Jhalak Prize,[21] the YA Book Prize,[22] and a Diverse Book Award.[23]

Jawando then signed another two-book deal with Simon & Schuster,[24] through which she published her third novel If My Words Had Wings. The novel follows a teenager named Tyrell who attempts to turn his life around after time in a young offenders' prison.[25] Suzi Feay of Financial Times named If My Words Had Wings one of the best summer 2024 YA novels.[26]

Bibliography

Novels

  • And the Stars Were Burning Brightly (2020)
  • When Our Worlds Collided (2022)
  • If My Words Had Wings (2024)

Non-fiction

  • Maya Angelou (2019)

Short stories

  • "Paradise 703" in DeadInk (2012)
  • "The Deerstalker" (2017)

Accolades

Year Award Category Title Result Ref
2021 YA Book Prize And the Stars Were Burning Brightly Shortlisted [16]
Jhalak Prize Children's and Young Adult Shortlisted [17]
Carnegie Medal Longlisted [19]
Waterstones Children's Book Prize Older Fiction Shortlisted [15]
Branford Boase Award Shortlisted [18]
2022 Books Are My Bag Readers' Awards Young Adult Fiction When Our Worlds Collided Shortlisted [27]
2023 Jhalak Prize Children's and Young Adult Won [21]
Carnegie Medal Longlisted [28]
YA Book Prize Won [22]
Diverse Book Awards YA Fiction Won [23]

References

  1. ^ Philip, Darell J (5 March 2020). "The new star of YA fiction". The Voice. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  2. ^ "De colonising the classroom". The Spotlight. 2019. p. 3. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  3. ^ Burns, Karen (2018). "Rising star in the literary world". Alumni Magazine: Now and Then. p. 28. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
  4. ^ Koranteng, Sophie (20 March 2020). "Interview with Danielle Jawando". New Writing North. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  5. ^ Becca Jayne. "Book Review: When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando". Pretty Little Memoirs. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. ^ a b "Danielle Jawando". Reading Zone. 2020. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  7. ^ "Creative Writing workshops". The Portico Library. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Writer of the Month: Danielle Jawando". Culture Word. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  9. ^ Simone Riley. "Danielle Jawando". The Dead Good Show. BBC Radio Manchester. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  10. ^ "Featured Writers and Artists". Lancaster University: Lancaster Words. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  11. ^ "Festival of Words". The Book Corner. 9 August 2018. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  12. ^ "Danielle Jawando". Etana Editions. Retrieved 21 September 2024.
  13. ^ Gower, David (15 March 2024). "Class book review: And the Stars Were Burning Brightly". Tes Magazine. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  14. ^ Tyson, Sarah (20 August 2020). "Kid's Review: And the Stars were Burning Brightly". Books Up North. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  15. ^ a b Bayley, Sian (26 May 2021). "Jawando and Pearson shortlisted for Waterstones Children's Book Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  16. ^ a b "Danielle Jawando reads from And the Stars Were Burning Brightly - YA Book Prize 2021". The Bookseller. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  17. ^ a b "Manchester writers named on longlist for Jhalak Prize 2021". Manchester City of Literature. 15 April 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Branford Boase Award 2021 – The Shortlist Interviews". Branford Boase Award. Retrieved 13 June 2023.
  19. ^ a b Flood, Alison (18 February 2021). "'Outstanding' Carnegie medal longlist includes three previous winners". The Guardian. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
  20. ^ Davies, Megan (29 March 2022). "Book Review: When Our Worlds Collided by Danielle Jawando". Culturefly. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  21. ^ a b Shaffi, Sarah (25 May 2023). "Travis Alabanza and Danielle Jawando win 2023 Jhalak prizes for writers of colour". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 June 2023.
  22. ^ a b Doyle, Martin (25 August 2023). "Alice Winn wins Waterstones Debut Fiction Prize; Danielle Jawando awarded YA Book Prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  23. ^ a b Bayley, Sian (26 October 2023). "Jawando, Amuah, Sirdeshpande and Williams triumph at Diverse Book Awards". The Bookseller. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  24. ^ Comerford, Ruth (4 May 2022). "S&S bags 'life-affirming' YA from Jawando in two-book deal". The Bookseller. Retrieved 22 September 2024.
  25. ^ Noble, Fiona (28 May 2024). "Young adult books roundup – reviews". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  26. ^ Feay, Suzi (21 June 2024). "Best summer books of 2024: Young adult". Financial Times. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  27. ^ "Shortlist for Books Are My Bag Readers Awards announced". Books Ireland. 6 October 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2022.
  28. ^ Anderson, Porter (15 February 2023). "England's Yoto Carnegie Medals Name Their 2023 Longlists". Publishing Perspectives. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
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