Emma Clayton
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Emma Clayton is a British
children's novelist and author
of dystopian thriller, The Roar
. The Roar
was nominated for the Carnegie Medal
2009, won the Yorkshire Coast Book Award and was selected for the USBBY 2010 Outstanding International Books Honor List and the 2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List.
At school, Clayton was interested in the arts, but left at 16, discouraged by conventional career paths. In her late teens, she trained as a field archaeologist, spent a brief time working as a freelance illustrator
, then returned to education in her mid-twenties, studying film and screen writing. She wrote her first novel at 27, after the birth of her daughter. This was followed by The Roar
several years later.
British people
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children's novelist and author
Author
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of dystopian thriller, The Roar
The Roar
The Roar is a 2009 novel by British author Emma Clayton. It was published in the United States and the United Kingdom by Chicken House.-Overview:...
. The Roar
The Roar
The Roar is a 2009 novel by British author Emma Clayton. It was published in the United States and the United Kingdom by Chicken House.-Overview:...
was nominated for the Carnegie Medal
Carnegie Medal
The Carnegie Medal is a literary award established in 1936 in honour of Scottish philanthropist Andrew Carnegie and given annually to an outstanding book for children and young adults. It is awarded by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals...
2009, won the Yorkshire Coast Book Award and was selected for the USBBY 2010 Outstanding International Books Honor List and the 2010 Texas Lone Star Reading List.
At school, Clayton was interested in the arts, but left at 16, discouraged by conventional career paths. In her late teens, she trained as a field archaeologist, spent a brief time working as a freelance illustrator
Illustrator
An Illustrator is a narrative artist who specializes in enhancing writing by providing a visual representation that corresponds to the content of the associated text...
, then returned to education in her mid-twenties, studying film and screen writing. She wrote her first novel at 27, after the birth of her daughter. This was followed by The Roar
The Roar
The Roar is a 2009 novel by British author Emma Clayton. It was published in the United States and the United Kingdom by Chicken House.-Overview:...
several years later.