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Jennifer "Jenny" Sullivan (born 1945) is a Welsh children's writer and former literary critic. ==Biography== Sullivan was born in Cardiff, Wales, to Londoner Frederick Anderson (1900–1993), an electrician, and Phyllis (1905–2009), a short story writer. Sullivan worked as a book critic for a few years when her children were growing up. She has always written fiction, and during early professional years wrote mainly adult short stories. She has written a number of popular books, mostly suitable for 7-12 year olds, which have always had Welsh themes incorporated into their storylines. She is a familiar name in primary education in Wales, having opened a number of important events and carried out book signings. Having lived in Raglan, Monmouthshire most of her life, Sullivan now resides in Brittany, France. She is married with three grown-up daughters Kirsty, Tanith and Stephanie. Tanith is the name of the character from the Gwydion Trilogy. In 1993 Sullivan was awarded the Irma Chilton Bursary, which is given to aspiring children's novelists by the Welsh Arts Council.〔("Magical Novel Wins Major Award" ). 18 May 2012. Welsh Books Council (cllc.org.uk). Retrieved 2012-10-30.〕 ''Tiron's Secret Journal'' won the 2006 Tir na n-Og Award for the best English-language book of the year with a Welsh background.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tir na n-Og awards Past Winners )〕 Sullivan won the award for the second time in 2012 with ''Full Moon''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Tir na n-Og Awards )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jennifer Sullivan (writer)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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