Born in Bradford, Yorkshire, Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15.[2] He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a Primary school teacher. While in training he wrote his first novel, When Darkness Comes, which was published by Brockhampton Press of Stenhousemuir in 1973.[3] He combined writing with teaching until 1980 when he took up writing full-time. He was still writing as of his 71st birthday (20 March 2010).
He first won the Red House Children's Book Award with Brother in the Land (1984), a novel set in a post-apocalyptic world. Swindells was a supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and is quoted as saying that the work "... came out of my own anger and frustration ... you can't kill selectively with nuclear weapons, you wipe out millions of people ...". He won three more Red House awards for Room (13), Nightmare Stairs (Short novel, 1998) and Blitzed (Younger readers, 2003).
^Today there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist. CCSU lists 32 "Highly Commended" runners up for the Carnegie Medal from 1966 to 2002 but only three before 1979 when the distinction became approximately annual. There were 29 "HC" books in 24 years including Swindells alone in 1984.
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^ ab (Carnegie Winner 1993) 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
^. Bookbox. Channel 4 Learning. Archived from the original on 12 October 2010. Retrieved 19 December 2010.
^ ab"When darkness comes". Library of Congress Online Catalog. Retrieved 13 July 2012.
^(PDF). Bradford City Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 April 2012.
^ abcd"Past Winners". Red House Book Award. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
^"Angus Book Award: Previous Shortlists and Winners" 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine. Angus Council. Retrieved 24 November 2012.
Robert E. Swindells at Library of Congress, with 23 library catalogue records
January 01, 1970
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Robert Swindells news newspapers books scholar JSTOR October 2015 Learn how and when to remove this message Robert E Swindells born 20 March 1939 is an English author of children s and young adult fiction For the young adult novel Stone Cold Heinemann 1993 which dealt with homelessness he won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association recognizing the year s outstanding children s book by a British subject 1 Contents 1 Biography 2 Selected works 3 Awards 4 See also 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksBiography editBorn in Bradford Yorkshire Swindells worked for a newspaper after leaving school aged 15 2 He served with the Royal Air Force and held various jobs before training as a Primary school teacher While in training he wrote his first novel When Darkness Comes which was published by Brockhampton Press of Stenhousemuir in 1973 3 He combined writing with teaching until 1980 when he took up writing full time He was still writing as of his 71st birthday 20 March 2010 He first won the Red House Children s Book Award with Brother in the Land 1984 a novel set in a post apocalyptic world Swindells was a supporter of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament and is quoted as saying that the work came out of my own anger and frustration you can t kill selectively with nuclear weapons you wipe out millions of people He won three more Red House awards for Room 13 Nightmare Stairs Short novel 1998 and Blitzed Younger readers 2003 In a 2010 by election and in the 2011 local elections Swindells stood as the Green Party of England and Wales candidate for the Worth Valley ward of Bradford City Council In 2010 he took 11 of the vote putting him in third place 4 Selected works editWhen Darkness Comes 1973 3 A Candle in the Night 1974 Voyage to Valhalla 1976 Ice Palace 1977 The Weather Clerk 1979 Ghost Ship to Ganymede 1980 World Eater 1983 Brother in the Land 1984 The Thousand Eyes of Night 1985 Staying Up 1986 A Serpent s Tooth 1988 Room 13 1989 Follow a Shadow 1989 Daz 4 Zoe 1990 Stone Cold 1993 Timesnatch 1994 Inside The Worm 1994 Unbeliever 1995 Jacqueline Hyde 1996 The Last Bus 1996 Nightmare Stairs 1997 Smash 1997 Hurricane Summer 1997 Abomination 1998 Dosh 1999 Invisible 1999 Doodlebug Alley 2000 A Wish for Wings 2001 Wrecked 2001 Blitzed 2002 No Angels 2003 Ruby Tanya 2004 Roger s War 2004 Branded 2005 Snapshot 2005 Snakebite 2006 In the Nick of Time 2007 Burnout 2007 The Shade of Hettie Daynes 2008 The Tunnel 2008 Blitzed 2008 A Skull in Shadows Lane 2012 The Deep End 2013 The Ghosts of Givenham Mansion 2021 Awards editSwindells has won several annual book awards 1985 Red House Children s Book Award Brother in the Land 5 1990 Red House Award Room 13 5 1993 Carnegie Medal Stone Cold 1 1998 Red House Award for Short Novel Nightmare Stairs 5 1998 Angus Book Award Unbeliever 6 2003 Red House Award for Younger Readers Blitzed 5 Runners up etc 1984 Carnegie Medal high commendation Brother in the Land 7 a 2001 Hampshire Book Award shortlist Ruby Tanya 8 lt See also editPortals nbsp Children s literature nbsp Speculative fictionNotes edit Today there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist CCSU lists 32 Highly Commended runners up for the Carnegie Medal from 1966 to 2002 but only three before 1979 when the distinction became approximately annual There were 29 HC books in 24 years including Swindells alone in 1984 References edit a b Carnegie Winner 1993 Archived 17 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine Living Archive Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners CILIP Retrieved 13 July 2012 Robert Swindells Bookbox Channel 4 Learning Archived from the original on 12 October 2010 Retrieved 19 December 2010 a b When darkness comes Library of Congress Online Catalog Retrieved 13 July 2012 Bradford City Council Worth Valley By election results PDF Bradford City Council Archived from the original PDF on 3 April 2012 a b c d Past Winners Red House Book Award Retrieved 24 November 2012 Angus Book Award Previous Shortlists and Winners Archived 7 June 2007 at the Wayback Machine Angus Council Retrieved 24 November 2012 Carnegie Medal Award 2007 Curriculum Lab Elihu Burritt Library Central Connecticut State University CCSU Retrieved 13 July 2012 Hampshire Book Award full citation needed External links editRobert Swindells at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Robert Swindells at Fantastic Fiction Robert E Swindells at Library of Congress with 23 library catalogue records Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Robert Swindells amp oldid 1209324725, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
