Catherine Webb facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Catherine Webb
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| Born | 27 April 1986 United Kingdom |
| Pen name | Kate Griffin Claire North |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Citizenship | UK |
| Education | Godolphin and Latymer School |
| Alma mater | London School of Economics (BS) Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (GrDip) |
| Genre | Fantasy, adventure, science fiction |
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Catherine Webb (born in 1986) is a talented British author. She writes many different kinds of books. Sometimes she uses her real name, Catherine Webb. Other times, she writes under a special pen name. For fantasy novels, she uses Kate Griffin. For science fiction stories, she uses Claire North.
About Catherine Webb
Catherine went to school in London at the Godolphin and Latymer School. She also studied at the London School of Economics. Later, she went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art. She graduated from there in 2010.
When Catherine was just 14 years old, she finished writing her first book, Mirror Dreams. She wrote it during her school holidays! Her father, Nick Webb, is also a writer and publisher. He suggested she send her book to a literary agent he knew. The agent liked it and decided to help her.
Her first book was published in 2002 by Atom Books. The magazine CosmoGirl UK even called her the Young Trailblazer of the Year. Catherine has written eight young adult novels. All of these books were published by Atom Books.
Catherine has always lived in London. She loves walking through the areas she writes about in her books. These places include Bethnal Green, Clerkenwell, and along the River Thames. She enjoys comparing how London looks now to how it looked in the past.
Awards and Nominations
Catherine Webb's books have won and been nominated for several important awards. These awards celebrate great writing in different types of books.
- In 2005, her book Timekeepers was nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
- In 2006, The Extraordinary and Unusual Adventures of Horatio Lyle was also nominated for the Carnegie Medal.
- In 2014, her book The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (written as Claire North) was nominated for the BSFA Award for Best Novel.
- In 2015, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (as Claire North) won the John W. Campbell Memorial Award. This is a big award for science fiction books!
- Also in 2015, The First Fifteen Lives of Harry August (as Claire North) was nominated for the Arthur C. Clarke Award.
- In 2017, The Sudden Appearance of Hope (as Claire North) won the World Fantasy Award—Novel.
