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Mandy (Amanda) Hager (born 26 July 1960, Levin)〔(Mandy Hager ) at Backyard Books NZ〕 is a multi award winning New Zealand writer and author.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Hager, Mandy )〕 Mandy Hager is a multi-award winning writer of fiction, predominately for young adults. In 2015 her book "Singing Home The Whale" (pub Random House NZ) won the Margaret Mahy Book of the Year and the Young Adult Fiction Category in the NZ Book Awards for Children and Young Adults, as well as a Notable Book Award and was a finalist in the LIANZA Book Awards. She has won the LIANZA Book Award for YA fiction three times ('Smashed' 2008, 'The Nature of Ash' 2013, 'Dear Vincent' 2014〔), the NZ Post Book Award for YA fiction ('The Crossing' 2010), an honour award in the 1996 Aim Children's Book Awards (Toms Story), Word Weavers Excellence Award (2002), Golden Wings Award (2003) and five Notable Book awards. Her 'Blood of the Lamb' trilogy has been published in the US by Pyr Books. She has also been awarded the Beatson Fellowship (2012), the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship (2014) and Writer In Residence at Waikato University (2015). She has a Teaching Diploma (Wellington College of Education), an Advanced Diploma in Applied Arts (Whitireia) and an MA in Creative Writing (Victoria University.) She also writes adult fiction, short stories, non-fiction, educational resources, blogs and articles, and currently tutors the Novel for Whitireia’s Creative Writing Programme. On 7 November 2013, it was announced Mandy had been awarded the 2013 Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship. The prize provides for a NZD$75,000 award and the opportunity to take up residency for at least six months in Menton, a port town on the French Riviera and is one of New Zealand's most long-standing and prestigious literary awards. She is a sister to Nicky Hager, a prominent investigative writer and journalist. ==Bibliography== *''Singing Home the Whale'' (2014) Penguin Random House NZ〔 *''Dear Vincent'' (2013) Random House NZ *''The Nature of Ash'' (2012) (Random House NZ ) () "It is not often you would describe a YA novel as a blockbuster but in this case it is totally appropriate." – (Beattie's Book Blog ) *''The Crossing – Book One of the Blood of the Lamb trilogy'' (2009) Random House NZ. "Like 1984 for teenagers – direct, passionate and powerful" – Margaret Mahy. () Winner of the 2012 NZ Post Children's Book Awards YA Fiction Category () *''Into the Wilderness – Book Two of the Blood of the Lamb trilogy'' (2010) Random House NZ () *''Resurrection – Book Three of the Blood of the Lamb trilogy'' (2011) Random House NZ () *''Smashed'' (2007) Random House NZ. Young adult novel; named a ''2008 Notable Book'' by the Children's Literature Charitable Trust;〔 ''Winner of the Ester Glen Medal'' in the 2008 LIANZA Children's Book Awards – for the most distinguished book written for children/young adults in that year.〔(【引用サイトリンク】 title=Smashed by Mandy Hager )〕 *''Run for the Trees'' (1999) Steele Roberts Ltd. Young Adult Adventure Novel; Endorsed by David Bellamy (world-renowned botanist) and Paula Boock (Longacre Press); Shortlisted for "CanRead 2000; 2003. Re-published by Wings Press, USA; Golden Wings Award (Publishers Award) May 2003 *''DARE To Move On'' (2007) A programme for use by the DARE Foundation of New Zealand, based around the book "Smashed" – for use with young people at risk. *''DARE To Be You'' (2006) Five integrated resources written exclusively for The DARE Foundation of New Zealand, based around ''Run for the Trees''; Modules include: Family Issues, Disability Issues, Self Esteem, Celebrating Diversity and Conservation Issue. () *''Tom's Story'' (1995) Mallinson Rendel Publishers, NZ Ltd.; Picture Book. Also produced for "Ears" National Radio, 1995; Won an "''HONOUR AWARD''" in the Picture Book Category of the AIM Children's Book Awards (1996) () *''Juno Lucina'' (2002) Wings Press, USA; General Fiction novel; ISBN 1-59088-116-8 (247pp); Winner of ''Word Weavers Excellence Award'' 2002; () *''Help! My Brain Hurts– Special Tips for Special Kids'' (2004). A guide for students with learning differences. Essential Resources Educational Publishers NZ Ltd. () *''The Next'' (2005) An extensive 38,000-word resource for the Global Education Center ('providing an innovative approach for engaging young people in an exploration of social justice and global issues through Hip Hop.') () *''Slaves to Fashion – The threads that bind us'' Global Bits resource – () *''Healing the World – Back to the Future'' Global Bits resource – () *''Get Up! Stand Up! Music For Change'' Global Bits resource – () *''Weather Wars – The Politics of Climate Change" Global Bits resource – () *''Cook Me Some Eggs, Woman! (Violence Against Women)'' Global Bits resource – () *''Who Are You in the Global Village? (Identity Issues)'' as above *''Take Action'' as above *''Money Matters'' as above *''Parihaka and the gift of non-violent resistance'' as above *''Double Danger'' (2000) Learning Media NZ Ltd; Short Novel; subbed to HarperCollins UK, 2003.() *''Stumpy's Secret'' (2000) Learning Media NZ Ltd; Short Novel; subbed to HarperCollins UK, 2003.() Various short stories and books, contracted by Learning Media NZ Ltd. (2000–06) including: ''Spoiled by Oil'' (Orbit Double Take Series, August 2003) ''Wood Stork Swamp'' (Orbit Double Take Series, Jan 2003); ''The Oak Tree Kids'' (Environment Series, 2001); ''Stuck!'' (Orbit Additions Series 2001); ''The Mystery of the Midnight Muncher'' (Orbit 4 Collections, 2001); ''Creepy Rats and Scaredy-cats'' (Orbit Themed Collections, 2001); ''Sweet Peas'' (Part 1 Journal, 2001); ''The Terrible Techno Turn-off'' (School Journal publication 2003); ''Beating the Frost'' (2004); ''Slot Canyons'' (2004); ''Tire Fire – Disasters'' (Orbit Collections G5; 2004); ''Transforming Trash'' (Powerzone 2005); ''Oils Well That Ends Well'' (Orbit Collections; 2006); ''Energy of the Future'' (Orbit Collections, 2006); ''People Power'' (Orbit Investigations, 2006). () “Crossing the Boundaries" Full length Feature Film Script – ''Runner-up Feature Film Screenwriting Competition'', River City Film Festival, 2003. (Film Wanganui Trust) "Smashed" Full length film script adaptation – ''Finalist'', Moondance International Film Festival, USA, 2008 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「Mandy Hager」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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