Brian Conaghan
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Brian Conaghan

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After 20 years of living abroad where, among other things, he taught in Italy and Ireland, Brian Conaghan now lives and works in the Scottish town of Coatbridge. His 2014 novel, WHEN MR DOG BITES, was shortlisted for both Children’s Books Ireland (CBI) Award and the Carnegie Medal. This was followed by THE BOMBS THAT BROUGHT US TOGETHER which won the 2016 Costa Children’s Book Award. In 2017, WE COME APART - a co-authored collaboration - won the United Kingdom Literary Award (UKLA). His 2018 novel, THE WEIGHT OF A THOUSAND FEATHERS, won the A Post Teen & YA Irish Book of the Year and CBI Honour Award. The 2019 novel, THE M WORD, was shortlisted for the A Post YA and Teen Book of the Year, the UKLA and nominated for the Carnegie Medal. CARDBOARD COWBOYS, his first middle grade novel, was shortlisted for a slew of awards while his current book TREACLE TOWN has won the Honour Book For Fiction at the KPMG Children’s Books Ireland award. His new MG book, STEALING HAPPY will be published early 2025. Twitter: @ConaghanAuthor
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