Winifred Cawley
Winifred Cawley | |
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| Born | Winifred Cozens 24 January 1915 Felton, Northumberland, England |
| Died | May 8, 2001 (aged 86) |
| Education | University College London |
| Notable awards | Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (1975) |
| Spouse | Arthur Clare Cawley |
Winifred Cawley nee Cozens (24 January 1915 – 8 May 2001) was an English teacher and
Life
Winifred was the daughter of servants in
Restoration drama but dropped out when she married Arthur Clare Cawley. She pursued a teaching career wherever he worked for the British Council: Romania, Yugoslavia, Egypt, Sheffield, Brisbane, Leeds.[1]
In
General Strike of 1926. The fourth is based on her own experiences "growing up poor in the northeast of England between the wars".[1]
According to Julia Eccleshare, Children's Book Editor for The Guardian, Cawley's four books for children "made a significant contribution in the early days of social realism in children's books ... Now so fashionable, stories about children from less affluent homes were almost non-existent until the late 1950s and 60s ..."; "Cawley contributed to the expanding horizons of children's books, not only on matters of class but also on the importance of place and region."[1]
Publications
- Feast of the Serpent (1970)
- Down the Long Stairs (1974)
- Gran at Coalgate, illustrated by Fermin Rocker (1974)
- Silver Everything and Many Mansions, illustrated by William Stobbs (1976)
Notes
- ^ Today there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist. According to CCSU, there were about 160 commendations of two kinds in 49 years from 1954 to 2002, including Cawley and two others in 1974 (one highly commended).
References
- ^ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners" Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. guardian.co.uk. 12 March 2001. Retrieved 6 August 2012.
- ^ "Carnegie Medal Award" Archived 27 March 2019 at the Wayback Machine. 2007(?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University (CCSU). Retrieved 10 August 2012.
- ^ "Silver everything and Many mansions / Winifred Cawley ; illustrated by William Stobbs". Archived from the original on 14 June 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2010 – via National Library of Australia. [clarification needed]
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