Siobhan Dowd

Siobhan Dowd
Siobhan Dowd
	Siobhan Dowd at her marriage in March 2001
Born	4 February 1960; London, England
Died	21 August 2007 (aged 47); Oxford, England
Language	English
Education	Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Genre	children's literature
Years active	2004–2007
Notable works	A Swift Pure Cry (2006); The London Eye Mystery (2007); Bog Child (2008); Solace of the Road (2009);
Notable awards	Carnegie Medal (2009)
Spouses	Mial Pagan (1987–199x); Geoff Morgan (2001–2007; her death);

Siobhan Dowd (4 February 1960 – 21 August 2007) was a British writer and activist. The last book she completed, Bog Child, posthumously won the 2009 Carnegie Medal from the professional librarians, recognising the year's best book for children or young adults published in the UK.

Siobhan Dowd
Siobhan Dowd at her marriage in March 2001
Born	(1960-02-04)4 February 1960 London, England
Died	21 August 2007(2007-08-21) (aged 47) Oxford, England
Language	English
Education	Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford
Genre	children's literature
Years active	2004–2007
Notable works	A Swift Pure Cry (2006) The London Eye Mystery (2007) Bog Child (2008) Solace of the Road (2009)
Notable awards	Carnegie Medal (2009)
Spouses	Mial Pagan (1987–199x) Geoff Morgan (2001–2007; her death)