Maddie Mortimer

Maddie Mortimer (born 1996) is a British novelist.

Writing

Mortimer has described her first novel, Maps of our spectacular bodies, as "an elegy to my mum and to our relationship". Her mother died of cancer in 2010 and the book centres on their relationship. This novel 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

She was born in 1996.[4]

Selected publications
  • Mortimer, Maddie (2022). Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies. London: Picador. ISBN 978-1529069365.

Awards

References
  1. Shaffi, Sarah (1 July 2022). "Maddie Mortimer wins the Desmond Elliott prize for Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
  2. Ellis, Lizzie. "Collaborative novel wins the Goldsmiths Prize 2022". Goldsmiths, University of London. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  3. "Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Booker Prizes. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  4. Peirson-Hagger, Ellen (2 November 2022). "Maddie Mortimer: "My book is just furious it's not a ballet"". New Statesman. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  5. "Mortimer wins £10k Desmond Elliott Prize for 'completely unique' Maps of Our Spectacular Bodies". The Bookseller. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  6. "Maddie Mortimer shortlisted for The Goldsmiths Prize 2022". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
  7. "Audrey Magee and Maddie Mortimer longlisted for 2022 Booker Prize". RCW Literary Agency. Retrieved 21 November 2022.
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