Annabel Pitcher is a British children's writer.
Pitcher was born in a village in West Yorkshire. She studiedEnglish Literature atOxford University. Her first novel,My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, deals with the tragedy of a family torn apart by aterrorist attack.[1][2] It almost instantly became a bestseller and has been translated into over twenty languages.[3] It was shortlisted for theRed House Children's Book Award, theGalaxy Children's Book of the Year, the 2012Carnegie Medal,[4] and the 2011Dylan Thomas Prize. It won a Royal Society of Authors'Betty Trask Award, the Hull Children's Book of the Year and the prestigious 2012Branford Boase Award for most outstanding debut novel.[5] Her books appeal to the ages 10–15 mostly.
Pitcher's second novel,Ketchup Clouds, won theWaterstones Children's Book Prize.[6] It also collected the Edgar Allan Poe award in 2014 for 'Best Young Adult Novel', awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.
Before her first book was published, Annabel trained as a teacher and taught English atWakefield Girls' High School.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece | Orion Books | |
| 2012 | Ketchup Clouds (US paperback title,Yours Truly) | Indigo/Orion | |
| 2013 | Project Bright Spark (illustrated by Roger Simó) | Collins Education | |
| March 2015[7] | Silence is Goldfish | Indigo/Orion |
