Madeleine Mortimer (born 1996) is an English novelist.
Maddie Mortimer | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1996 (age 27–28) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Education | Latymer Upper School |
| Alma mater | University of Bristol |
| Genre | Literary fiction |
| Notable works | Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies (2022) |
| Notable awards | Desmond Elliott Prize (2022) |
Early life
editMortimer is from West London and attended Latymer Upper School.[1] She studied English Literature at the University of Bristol, and has worked in marketing and as a screenwriter.[2] Her mother was the writer and filmmaker Katie Pearson.[3]
Writing
editMortimer has described her first novel, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, as "an elegy to my mum and to our relationship".[4] Mortimer's mother died of cancer in 2010 and the book focuses on a fictional woman called Lia who has a "shapeshifting cancer inside her body. Moving between Lia’s past and present, the book is a look at memory, mother-daughter relationships, and coming to terms with death".[4] Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies won the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize, which is awarded for a debut novel published in the UK or Ireland.[4] It was also shortlisted for the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize[5] and longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.[6]
Selected publications
edit- Mortimer, Maddie (2022). Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. London: Picador. ISBN 9781529069365.
Awards
edit| Year | Work | Award | Category | Result | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies | Booker Prize | — | Longlisted | [7] |
| Desmond Elliott Prize | — | Won | [8][4] | ||
| Goldsmiths Prize | — | Shortlisted | [5][9] | ||
| Sunday Times Young Writer of the Year Award | — | Shortlisted | |||
| 2023 | Betty Trask Prize and Awards | Betty Trask Award | Won |
References
edit- ^ "Booker Prize nominee, Latymerian Maddie Mortimer speaks to students". Latymer Upper School. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
- ^ Mortimer, Maddie (2022). Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. London: Picador. ISBN 978-1529069365.
- ^ Mortimer, Maddie (8 July 2023). "'I became obsessed': Maddie Mortimer on the diaries her mother left behind". The Guardian.
- ^ a b c d Shaffi, Sarah (1 July 2022). "Maddie Mortimer wins the Desmond Elliott prize for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ellis, Lizzie. "Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Audrey Magee and Maddie Mortimer longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Mortimer wins £10k Desmond Elliott Prize for 'completely unique' Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Maddie Mortimer shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2022". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.