Manjeet Mann

Manjeet Mann is an actress and writer living in Kent, England. She also founded Run the World, "a not for profit that uses sport and theatre as a means to empower women and girls."[1] Her novel The Crossing won the 2022 Costa Book Award for Children's Book.[2]

This article is about the actress and author. For the film producer, see Manjeet Maan.
Manjeet Mann
OccupationActress and author
Notable awardsCosta Book Award for Children's Book (2022)
Website
manjeetmann.com

Career

Mann started her career as an actress performing in many theatre productions, radio plays as well as minor roles on screen before turning her hand to writing.

Mann's first novel, Run Rebel, was released in 2020 and received the Shadowers’ Choice Award for Carnegie Medal[3] and the UKLA Book Award for Ages 11–14+;[4] it was shortlisted for several other awards. She later adapted the novel into a play, directed by Tessa Walker and produced by Pilot Theatre. Her second novel, The Crossing, was published in 2021. It won the 2021 Costa Book Award for Children's Book[2][5] and was shortlisted for numerous awards.

Mann later published two children's picture books. The first, Small's Big Dream, illustrated by Amanda Quartey, was published in 2022, and the second, Whirly Twirly Me, also illustrated by Amanda Quartey, is expected to be published in summer 2023.

Awards and honours

In May 2020, The Guardian included Run, Rebel on their list of the "best books and audiobooks of 2020 so far."[6]

Awards for Mann's writing
Year Title Award Result Ref.
2021 The Crossing Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award Shortlist [7]
Costa Book Award for Children's Book Winner [2][5]
Run, Rebel Branford Boase Award Shortlist [8]
Carnegie Medal Shortlist [9][10]
Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award Shortlist [11]
Shadowers’ Choice Award for Carnegie Medal Winner [3]
UKLA Book Awards: Ages 11–14+ Winner [4]
Diverse Book Award YA category Winner [12]
2022 The Crossing Sheffield Children's Book Awards: YA Category Winner [13]
Sheffield Children’s Book Award: Overall Winner [13]
Carnegie Medal Shortlist [14][15]
Jhalak Prize: Children's & YA Shortlist [16]
Waterstones Children's Book Prize for Older Fiction Shortlist [17][18]
Diverse Book Awards Shortlist [19]
YA Book Prize Shortlist [20]
2023 UKLA Book Awards: Ages 11–14+ Winner [21]
Small's Big Dream UKLA Book Awards: Ages 3–6+ Shortlist [21]

Publications

Children's picture books
  • Small's Big Dream, illustrated by Amanda Quartey (2022)
  • Whirly Twirly Me, illustrated by Amanda Quartey (expected 2023)

Young adult novels
  • Run, Rebel (2020)
  • The Crossing (2021)

References
  1. "Home". Manjeet Mann. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  2. "Costa Book Awards 2021 category winners announced". Costa. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 5 January 2022.
  3. Roback, Diane (16 June 2021). "Jason Reynolds, Sydney Smith Win Carnegie, Kate Greenaway Medals in U.K." Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  4. "Outstanding Winners announced for the unique Awards from teachers!". United Kingdom Literacy Association. Archived from the original on 21 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  5. "Awards: Costa Book Category, Aussie Prime Minister's Literary Winners". Shelf Awareness. 5 January 2022. Archived from the original on 5 January 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  6. "The best books and audiobooks of 2020 so far". The Guardian. 14 May 2020. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  7. "Awards: CLiPPA Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 21 July 2021. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  8. "Awards: MWA Edgar Winners; Branford Boase Shortlist". Shelf Awareness. 30 April 2021. Archived from the original on 3 December 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  9. "Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 19 March 2021. Archived from the original on 19 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  10. Flood, Alison (18 March 2021). "Shortlist for Carnegie medal offers locked-down children 'hope and escapism'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 19 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  11. "Run, Rebel". CLPE. Archived from the original on 31 March 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  12. "Winners". www.thediversebookawards.co.uk. 2021.
  13. "Sheffield Children's Book Award". Sheffield City Council. Archived from the original on 29 January 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  14. "The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists 2022". Readings Books. 16 March 2022. Archived from the original on 17 March 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  15. Knight, Lucy (16 March 2022). "Carnegie medal shortlist spotlights real-life stories of friendship in challenging times". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on 29 March 2023. Retrieved 6 June 2023.
  16. "Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists". Shelf Awareness. 20 April 2022. Archived from the original on 24 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  17. "Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlists announced". Books+Publishing. 11 February 2022. Archived from the original on 12 February 2022. Retrieved 12 February 2022.
  18. Sherwin, Adam (10 February 2022). "Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlist shows TikTok influencers driving sales surge". inews.co.uk. Archived from the original on 28 May 2023. Retrieved 28 May 2023.
  19. "THE SHORTLIST". The DB Awards. Archived from the original on 7 October 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  20. "YA Book Prize 2022 – Shortlist Announced!". Literacy Hive. 28 June 2022. Archived from the original on 1 April 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
  21. "UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2023". United Kingdom Literacy Association. 9 May 2023. Retrieved 8 June 2023.
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