Awards & Winners

Tamora Pierce

Date of Birth 13-December-1953
Place of Birth South Connellsville
(Pennsylvania, Fayette County)
Nationality United States of America
Profession Novelist, Writer, Author
Tamora Pierce is an American writer of fantasy fiction for teenagers, known best for stories featuring young heroines. She made a name for herself with her first book series, The Song of the Lioness, which followed the main character Alanna through the trials and triumphs of training as a knight. Many of her books have feminist themes. Pierce won the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2013, citing her two quartets Song of the Lioness and Protector of the Small. The annual award recognizes one writer and a particular body of work for "significant and lasting contribution to young adult literature".

Awards by Tamora Pierce

Check all the awards nominated and won by Tamora Pierce.

2004


Nominations 2004 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Young-Adult Book Trickster's Choice

2003


Nominations 2003 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Locus Award for Best Young-Adult Book Lady Knight

2000


Nominations 2000 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Children's Literature Circle of Magic