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Wendy Meddour : ウィキペディア英語版 | Wendy Meddour
Wendy Meddour is a writer, illustrator and academic. Her debut children's novel ''A Hen in the Wardrobe'' was published by Frances Lincoln Publishers in 2012.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://fl.stisontest.co.uk/childrens/a-hen-in-the-wardrobe )〕 The book was shortlisted for the Branford Boase Award (for Outstanding First Novel) and was named one of the 'Best 50 Culturally Diverse Books since the 1950s' by ''The Guardian''. Meddour then published the bestselling ''Wendy Quill'' series with Oxford University Press, which has since been licensed in over ten countries. The series is based on her own childhood and was illustrated by her then twelve-year-old daughter, Mina May, making her one of the youngest professional illustrators in the world, with four published books to her name. Mina May has since made appearances on BBC Newsround〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/33240276 )〕 and Woman's Hour.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0185xv0 )〕 Meddour also writes rhyming picture books; the latest titles include ''How the Library (Not the Prince) Saved Rapunzel'' (Frances Lincoln, 2014) and ''The Glump and the Peeble'' (Frances Lincoln, 2016). == Life ==
Born in 1975, Meddour was brought up in the Welsh seaside town of Aberystwyth. She later left to study English Literature and acquired an MA and PHD in Critical and Cultural Theory which in turn led her to become an expert in Feminist Theory, Postcolonial Theory, Poststructuralism and the Nineteenth Century Novel. Meddour taught English Literature and Critical Theory at St Hilda's College, Oxford University for eight years,〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.rlf.org.uk/fellowships/wendy-meddour/ )〕 before becoming a children's writer and illustrator at the age of 35.
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