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{{Short description|Actress and writer}}
{{About|the actress and author|the film producer|Manjeet Maan}}
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| awards = [[Costa Book Award for Children's Book]] (2022)
| occupation = Actress and author
| website = {{URL|manjeetmann.com/}}
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'''Manjeet Mann''' is an actress and writer living in [[Kent]], England. She also founded Run the World, "a not for profit that uses sport and theatre as a means to empower women and girls."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Home |url=https://www.manjeetmann.com/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Manjeet Mann |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331221948/https://www.manjeetmann.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Her novel ''The Crossing'' won the 2022 [[Costa Book Award for Children's Book]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Costa Book Awards 2021 category winners announced |url=https://costanewsroom.vuelio.co.uk/press/press-releases/a657bbca-30fd-4330-81e0-3976bcc4a5ba/costa-book-awards-2021-category-winners-announced |access-date=2022-01-05 |website=Costa |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105031313/https://costanewsroom.vuelio.co.uk/press/press-releases/a657bbca-30fd-4330-81e0-3976bcc4a5ba/costa-book-awards-2021-category-winners-announced |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Career ==
Mann started her career as an actress performing in many theatre productions, radio plays as well as minor roles on screen before turning her hand to writing.

Mann's first novel, ''Rub Rebel'', was released in 2020 and received the Shadowers’ Choice Award for [[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]]<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Roback |first=Diane |date=2021-06-16 |title=Jason Reynolds, Sydney Smith Win Carnegie, Kate Greenaway Medals in U.K. |url=https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86667-jason-reynolds-sydney-smith-win-carnegie-kate-greenaway-medals-in-u-k.html |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[Publishers Weekly]] |language=en |archive-date=2022-12-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221205152055/https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/childrens/childrens-industry-news/article/86667-jason-reynolds-sydney-smith-win-carnegie-kate-greenaway-medals-in-u-k.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and the [[UKLA Book Awards|UKLA Book Award]] for Ages 11–14+;<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |title=Outstanding Winners announced for the unique Awards from teachers! |url=https://ukla.org/news/outstanding-winners-announced-for-the-unique-awards-from-teachers/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[United Kingdom Literacy Association]] |language=en-GB |archive-date=2023-03-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230321005910/https://ukla.org/news/outstanding-winners-announced-for-the-unique-awards-from-teachers/ |url-status=live }}</ref> it was shortlisted for several other awards. She later adapted the novel into a play, directed by Tessa Walker and produced by Pilot Theatre. [https://www.pilot-theatre.com/production/run-rebel/]
Her second novel, ''The Crossing'', was published in 2021. It won the 2021 [[Costa Book Award for Children's Book]]<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-01-05 |title=Awards: Costa Book Category, Aussie Prime Minister's Literary Winners |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4142 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-01-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220105131550/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4142 |url-status=live }}</ref> and was shortlisted for numerous awards.

Mann later published two children's picture books. The first, ''Small's Big Dream'', illustrated by [[Amanda Quartey]]'','' was published in 2022, and the second, ''Whirly Twirly Me'', also illustrated by Amanda Quartey, is expected to be published in summer 2023.

== Awards and honours ==
In May 2020, ''[[The Guardian]]'' included ''Run, Rebel'' on their list of the "best books and audiobooks of 2020 so far."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2020-05-14 |title=The best books and audiobooks of 2020 so far |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/14/the-best-books-childrens-poetry-audiobooks-2020 |access-date=2023-06-08 |issn=0261-3077 |archive-date=2023-03-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326205647/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/may/14/the-best-books-childrens-poetry-audiobooks-2020 |url-status=live }}</ref>
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible"
|+Awards for Mann's writing
!Year
!Title
!Award
!Result
!Ref.
|-
| rowspan="8" |2021
| rowspan="2" |{{sort|Crossing|''The Crossing''}}
|Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-07-21 |title=Awards: CLiPPA Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4032 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209152100/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4032 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Costa Book Award for Children's Book]]
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":3" />
|-
| rowspan="6" |''Run, Rebel''
|[[Branford Boase Award]]
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2021-04-30 |title=Awards: MWA Edgar Winners; Branford Boase Shortlist |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3976 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-12-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221203155157/https://shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=3976 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]]
|Shortlist
|<ref name="BooksPublishing2021">{{Cite web |last= |date=2021-03-19 |title=Greenaway, Carnegie Medal shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/03/19/182561/greenaway-carnegie-medal-shortlists-announced/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319004306/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2021/03/19/182561/greenaway-carnegie-medal-shortlists-announced/ |archive-date=19 March 2021 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=[[Books+Publishing]] |language=en-AU}}</ref><ref name=":28">{{Cite news |last=Flood |first=Alison |date=2021-03-18 |title=Shortlist for Carnegie medal offers locked-down children 'hope and escapism' |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/18/shortlist-carnegie-medal-offers-children-escapism-kate-greenaway-medal-illustration |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230319171106/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/18/shortlist-carnegie-medal-offers-children-escapism-kate-greenaway-medal-illustration |archive-date=19 March 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
|-
|Centre for Literacy in Primary Poetry Award
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=Run, Rebel |url=https://clpe.org.uk/books/book/run-rebel |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=CLPE |language=en |archive-date=2023-03-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331111127/https://clpe.org.uk/books/book/run-rebel |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|Shadowers’ Choice Award for Carnegie Medal
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":1" />
|-
|[[UKLA Book Awards]]: Ages 11–14+
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":2" />
|-
|Diverse Book Award YA category
|'''Winner'''
|<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thediversebookawards.co.uk/2021-winners}}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="7" |2022
| rowspan="8" |{{sort|Crossing|''The Crossing''}}
|Sheffield Children's Book Awards: YA Category
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |title=Sheffield Children’s Book Award |url=https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries-archives/book-awards |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230129114534/https://www.sheffield.gov.uk/libraries-archives/book-awards |archive-date=2023-01-29 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Sheffield City Council}}</ref>
|-
|Sheffield Children’s Book Award: Overall
| '''Winner'''
|<ref name=":5" />
|-
|[[Carnegie Medal (literary award)|Carnegie Medal]]
|Shortlist
|<ref name="CILIP2022">{{Cite web |date=2022-03-16 |title=The CILIP Carnegie & Kate Greenaway Medals shortlists 2022 |url=https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-shortlists-2022 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220317044222/https://www.readings.com.au/news/the-cilip-carnegie-and-kate-greenaway-medals-shortlists-2022 |archive-date=17 March 2022 |access-date=2023-06-06 |website=Readings Books |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":29">{{Cite news |last=Knight |first=Lucy |date=2022-03-16 |title=Carnegie medal shortlist spotlights real-life stories of friendship in challenging times |language=en-GB |work=[[The Guardian]] |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/16/carnegie-medal-prize-shortlist |url-status=live |access-date=2023-06-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230329050645/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2022/mar/16/carnegie-medal-prize-shortlist |archive-date=29 March 2023 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
|-
|[[Jhalak Prize]]: Children's & YA
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2022-04-20 |title=Awards: Oates Winner; Jhalak Shortlists |url=https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215 |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[Shelf Awareness]] |archive-date=2022-06-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220624113219/https://www.shelf-awareness.com/issue.html?issue=4215 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Waterstones Children's Book Prize]] for Older Fiction
|Shortlist
|<ref name=":14">{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-02-11 |title=Waterstones Children's Book Prize shortlists announced |url=https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/02/11/209884/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-shortlists-announced-3/ |access-date=2022-02-12 |website=Books+Publishing |language=en-AU |archive-date=2022-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220212073049/https://www.booksandpublishing.com.au/articles/2022/02/11/209884/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-shortlists-announced-3/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=":15">{{Cite web |last=Sherwin |first=Adam |date=2022-02-10 |title=Waterstones Children’s Book Prize shortlist shows TikTok influencers driving sales surge |url=https://inews.co.uk/news/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-shortlist-shows-tiktok-influencers-driving-sales-surge-1451194 |access-date=2023-05-28 |website=inews.co.uk |language=en |archive-date=2023-05-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230528205204/https://inews.co.uk/news/waterstones-childrens-book-prize-shortlist-shows-tiktok-influencers-driving-sales-surge-1451194 |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|[[Diverse Book Awards]]
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |title=THE SHORTLIST |url=https://www.thediversebookawards.co.uk/shortlist |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=The DB Awards |language=en |archive-date=2022-10-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221007173656/https://www.thediversebookawards.co.uk/shortlist |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
|YA Book Prize
|Shortlist
|<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2022-06-28 |title=YA Book Prize 2022 – Shortlist Announced! |url=https://www.literacyhive.org/ya-book-prize-2022-shortlist-announced/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=Literacy Hive |language=en-US |archive-date=2023-04-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230401180855/https://www.literacyhive.org/ya-book-prize-2022-shortlist-announced/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
|-
| rowspan="2" |2023
|[[UKLA Book Awards]]: Ages 11–14+
|'''Winner'''
|<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2023-05-09 |title=UKLA BOOK AWARDS 2023 |url=https://ukla.org/ukla-book-awards-2023/ |access-date=2023-06-08 |website=[[United Kingdom Literacy Association]] |language=en-GB}}</ref>
|-
|''Small's Big Dream''
|[[UKLA Book Awards]]: Ages 3–6+
|Shortlist
|<ref name=":4" />
|}

== Publications ==

=== Children's picture books ===

* ''Small's Big Dream'', illustrated by [[Amanda Quartey]] (2022)
* ''Whirly Twirly Me'', illustrated by Amanda Quartey (expected 2023)

=== Young adult novels ===

* ''Run, Rebel'' (2020)
* ''The Crossing'' (2021)

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== External links ==

* [https://www.runtheworld.org.uk/ Run the World official site]
* [https://www.thebookseller.com/author-interviews/ya-book-prize-shortlist-manjeet-mann-talks-about-the-crossing YA Book Prize shortlist: Manjeet Mann talks about The Crossing]

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Ajay Kumar at 13:31, 20 August 2023