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Jane Mary Gardam OBE FRSL (born 11 July 1928) is an English writer of children's and adult fiction. She also writes reviews for The Spectator and The Telegraph, and writes for BBC radio. She lives in Kent, Wimbledon, and Yorkshire. She has won numerous literary awards, including the Whitbread Award twice. She was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2009 New Year Honours.[1]

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Costa Book Awards

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Jeremy Wolfenden

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Royal Society of Literature

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Fuller 1980 Neil Gaiman 2018 Patrick Gale 2021 Janice Galloway 2023 Jane Gardam 2005 *Anthony Gardner 2004 Philip Gardner 1986 Rosie Garland 2023 Alan...

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The Penderwicks on Gardam Street

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List of winners and nominated authors of the Booker Prize

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List of Tales of the Unexpected episodes

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Costa Book Award for Novel

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Chymical Wedding Winner 1990 Nicholas Mosley Hopeful Monsters Winner 1991 Jane Gardam The Queen of the Tambourine Winner 1992 Alasdair Gray Poor Things Winner...

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1985 in literature

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1978 in literature

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Phoenix Award

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