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'''Grace McCleen''' (born |
'''Grace McCleen''' (born June 1980) is a British author whose first book, ''[[The Land of Decoration]]'', will be published in 2012 by [[Chatto & Windus]].<ref>[http://www.aitkenalexander.co.uk/index.php?option=com_k2&view=itemlist&task=user&id=803%3Agracemccleen&Itemid=151 ''Author's A to Z''], aitkenalexander.co.uk</ref> McCleen was selected by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' as one of the four most promising authors to watch in 2012.<ref name=ST>''Sunday Times, Culture Section'', pages 6-7, published 11/12/2011</ref> ''The Land of Decoration'' won the [[Desmond Elliott Prize]] in 2012.<ref>{{cite web|title=Land of Decoration wins Desmond Elliott fiction prize|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-18623795|publisher=[[BBC News]]|date=28 June 2012|accessdate=28 June 2012}}</ref> |
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McCleen was born in [[Wales]] in 1980. She was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household where she was discouraged from mixing with those outside the religion.<ref name=ST/> |
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*[http://www.gracemccleen.com/ |
*[http://www.gracemccleen.com/gracemccleen/_HOMEPAGE.html Author's homepage] |
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Revision as of 22:18, 11 March 2013
Grace McCleen (born June 1980) is a British author whose first book, The Land of Decoration, will be published in 2012 by Chatto & Windus.[1] McCleen was selected by The Sunday Times as one of the four most promising authors to watch in 2012.[2] The Land of Decoration won the Desmond Elliott Prize in 2012.[3]
McCleen was born in Wales in 1980. She was raised in a Christian fundamentalist household where she was discouraged from mixing with those outside the religion.[2]
References
- ^ Author's A to Z, aitkenalexander.co.uk
- ^ a b Sunday Times, Culture Section, pages 6-7, published 11/12/2011
- ^ "Land of Decoration wins Desmond Elliott fiction prize". BBC News. 28 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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