Maddie Mortimer (born 1996) is a British novelist.
Writing edit
Mortimer has described her first novel, Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies, as "an elegy to my mum and to our relationship".[1] Mortimer's mother died of cancer in 2010 and the book focuses on a fictional woman called Lia who has a "shapeshifting cancer inside her body. Moving between Lia’s past and present, the book is a look at memory, mother-daughter relationships, and coming to terms with death".[1] Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies won the 2022 Desmond Elliott Prize, which is awarded for a debut novel published in the UK or Ireland.[1] It was also shortlisted for the 2022 Goldsmiths Prize[2] and longlisted for the 2022 Booker Prize.[3]
Personal life edit
Mortimer studied English Literature at the University of Bristol, and has worked in marketing and as a screenwriter.[4] Her mother was the writer and filmmaker Katie Pearson.[5]
Selected publications edit
- Mortimer, Maddie (2022). Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. London: Picador. ISBN 978-1529069365.
Awards edit
- Desmond Elliott Prize in 2022[6][1]
- Shortlisted for Goldsmiths Prize in 2022[2][7]
- Longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize[8]
References edit
- ^ a b c d Shaffi, Sarah (1 July 2022). "Maddie Mortimer wins the Desmond Elliott prize for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ a b Ellis, Lizzie. "Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ Mortimer, Maddie (2022). Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. London: Picador. ISBN 978-1529069365.
- ^ Mortimer, Maddie (8 July 2023). "'I became obsessed': Maddie Mortimer on the diaries her mother left behind". The Guardian.
- ^ "Mortimer wins £10k Desmond Elliott Prize for 'completely unique' Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Maddie Mortimer shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2022". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
- ^ "Audrey Magee and Maddie Mortimer longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.