Siobhan Dowd

Siobhan Dowd passed away in August 2007 after a long fight with breast cancer. In her short career, she was nominated for a number of awards, including the 2007 Carnegie Medal and the BookTrust Teenage Prize, and went on to win the 2007 Branford Boase Award and the 2007 Bisto Eilis Dilon Award, both awards that recognise an outstanding debut, for A Swift Pure Cry. In early 2007, Siobhan was nominated one of the top 25 Authors of the future as Waterstone's celebrated their 25th Anniversary.