Awards & Winners

Jacqueline Winspear

Date of Birth 30-April-1955
Place of Birth Kent
(England, South East England, United Kingdom, United Kingdom, with Dependencies and Territories)
Nationality United Kingdom, United States of America
Profession Writer, Author
Jacqueline Winspear is a mystery writer, author of the ‘Maisie Dobbs’ series of books which explore the aftermath of World War I. She has won several mystery writing awards for books in this popular series. She was born and raised in Kent, educated at the University of London’s Institute of Education, and then worked in academic publishing, higher education and in marketing communications. She emigrated to the United States in 1990. She has stated that her childhood awareness of her grandfather’s suffering in World War I led to an interest in that war. 'Maisie Dobbs' is a private investigator who untangles painful and shameful secrets stemming from war experiences. A gifted working class girl, she received an unusual education thanks to the patronage of her employer. She interrupts her education to work as a nurse in the war, falls in love and suffers her own loss. After the war, again with help from her patron, she sets up as an investigator. She places emphasis on achieving healing for her clients, and insists they comply with her ethical approach.

Awards by Jacqueline Winspear

Check all the awards nominated and won by Jacqueline Winspear.

2010


Nominations 2010 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Among the Mad

2007


Nominations 2007 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Messenger of Truth

2006


Sue Feder Historical Mystery
Honored for : Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel

Nominations 2006 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Agatha Award for Best Novel Messenger of Truth
Sue Feder Historical Mystery Pardonable Lies: A Maisie Dobbs Novel

2005


Nominations 2005 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dilys Award Birds of a feather

2004


Macavity Awards for Best First Mystery Novel
Honored for : Maisie Dobbs
Agatha Award for Best Novel
Honored for : Birds of a feather

Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Dilys Award Maisie Dobbs
Macavity Awards for Best First Mystery Novel Maisie Dobbs
Edgar Award for Best Novel Maisie Dobbs
Anthony Award for Best First Novel Maisie Dobbs
Barry Award for Best First Novel Maisie Dobbs
Anthony Award for Best Historical Mystery Maisie Dobbs

2003


Agatha Award for Best First Novel
Honored for : Maisie Dobbs