For award-winning, internationally-acclaimed author Rosemary Sutcliff (1920-92). By Anthony Lawton: godson, cousin & literary executor. Rosemary Sutcliff wrote historical fiction, children's literature and books, films, TV & radio, including The Eagle of the Ninth, Sword at Sunset, Song for a Dark Queen, The Mark of the Horse Lord, The Silver Branch, The Lantern Bearers, Dawn Wind, Blue Remembered Hills.
I am trying to make accurate my list of all book awards Rosemary Sutcliff was given or nominated for. This is my summary so far: can readers help me expand and improve it?
1959: The Carnegie Medal, The Lantern Bearers
1968: The Hans Christian Andersen Award, nominated
1971: Zilveren Griffel – The Silver Pencil, in Holland
1972: The Boston Globe-Horn Book Award, Tristan and Iseult
1974: The Hans Christian Andersen Award, highly commended
1978: The Other Award, Song for a Dark Queen (A children’s book award focusing on anti-sexist, anti-racist titles in the UK).
1985: The Phoenix Award, The Mark of the Horse Lord