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She is an amazing writer that write's and make awesome books that 1) are eyecatching and 2) inspires people to make awesome books themselves.

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In 1934, she joined the writer's organisation.

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She was born in London to Irish parents.

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Siobhan Dowd (pronouced Sh-vawn) was named one of the "top 100 Irish-Americans" for her global anti-censorship work with the writers' organization PEN America. Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects. Her first book for young readers, A Swift Pure Cry, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the BookTrust Teenage Prize. She is also the author of The London Eye Mystery (2007), and the Bog Child (2008). Siobhan died on August 21, 2007, at the age of 47. She had been receiving treatment for advanced breast cancer for 3 years and, according to her website, "did not go gentle into that good night." Before she died she set up the Siobhan Dowd Trust to provide books and support for public and state school libraries in economically challenged areas, children in care, asylum seekers, young offenders, and children with special needs. Future royalties from her books will support the charity. Her final novel, A Monster Calls, was completed by Patrick Ness and published in 2011, with illustrations by Jim 

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Siobhan Dowd (pronouced Sh-vawn) was named one of the "top 100 Irish-Americans" for her global anti-censorship work with the writers' organization PEN America. Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects. Her first book for young readers, A Swift Pure Cry, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the BookTrust Teenage Prize. She is also the author of The London Eye Mystery (2007), and the Bog Child (2008). Siobhan died on August 21, 2007, at the age of 47. She had been receiving treatment for advanced breast cancer for 3 years and, according to her website, "did not go gentle into that good night." Before she died she set up the Siobhan Dowd Trust to provide books and support for public and state school libraries in economically challenged areas, children in care, asylum seekers, young offenders, and children with special needs. Future royalties from her books will support the charity. Her final novel, A Monster Calls, was completed by Patrick Ness and published in 2011, with illustrations by Jim 

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She has a connection with the book, a monster called.

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Siobhan Dowd was born in 1960 to Irish parents. She was brought up in London, but spent much of her youth visiting the family homes in County Waterford, then Wicklow town. She attended a Catholic grammar school in south London, and went on to receive a BA in Classics from Oxford University and an MA with distinction in Gender and Ethnic Studies from Greenwich University.

In 1984, she joined the writer???s organisation International PEN, becoming Program Director of PEN American Center???s Freedom-to-Write Committee in New York City. Her work there included founding and leading the Rushdie Defense Committee USA and travelling to Indonesia and Guatemala to investigate local human rights conditions for writers. During her seven-year stay in New York, Siobhan was named one of the ???top 100 Irish-Americans??? by Irish-America Magazine and Aer Lingus for her global anti-censorship work.

On her return to the UK, Siobhan co-founded English PEN???s readers and writers program. The program takes authors into schools in socially deprived areas, as well as prisons, young offender institutions and community projects.

During 2004, Siobhan served as Deputy Commissioner for Children???s Rights in Oxfordshire, working with local government to ensure that statutory services affecting children???s lives conform with UN protocols.

Siobhan edited two anthologies in the Threatened Literature Series for the Freedom to Write Committee of the PEN American Center: This Prison Where I live: The PEN anthology of imprisoned writers (Cassell, 1996) and, jointly with Ian Hancock and Rajko Djuric, The Roads of the Roma: a PEN Anthology of Gypsy writers (University of Hertfordshire Press, 1998 and 2004).

An invitation by Tony Bradman to contribute ??a story about a ???Pavee??? (an Irish Traveller) to his collection of short stories for children about racism, Skin Deep (Puffin, 2004), led to a new career as an author of children???s books. It was through Tony that Siobhan was introduced to Hilary Delamere. Hilary became Siobhan’s agent and continues to represent her titles, both as her agent and also as the executor of her literary estate. In 2007, Waterstone???s identified Siobhan as one of the top ???25 Authors of the Future???.

Siobhan died in August 2007, aged 47. In the very last days before she died, Siobhan set up the Trust. It was the final act of someone who had spent so much of her life working on behalf of others.

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She wrote A swift pure cry

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One of siobhan most well known book is the London eye mystery

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She was born in London.

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She wrote 8 published books in her writing career.

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She won the Carnegie medal in 2009.

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One of siobhan mostwell  known book is

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Writer and activist

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Born in 1960

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Her last published book is Bog Child which won the Carnegie Medal in 2009

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The last book she completed was bog child.

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She had
the original idea for a monster calls

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Spouses- mail Pagan and Geoff Morgan

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Active in years 2004-2007

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British writer

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Born: 4 February 1960, London, United Kingdom

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Born: 4 February 1960, London, United Kingdom

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She wrote children's literature

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Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist

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Siobhan Dowd was a British writer and activist

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Between 2004-2007 she wrote 4 outstanding novels for young people

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She died from breast cancer on the 21st of August in 2007

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Born in London, England

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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 U.K.[3][4][5]

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Born 4th February

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The late Siobhan Dowd had the original idea for 'A monster Calls' but sadly died before it could be finished. 4 February 1960 – 21 August 2007. Born in England. Had a seven year stay in New York as well as travelling to third world countries to inspect the standards of living. After her death, a charity was established, and all proceeds from her completed books went to disadvantaged children in the literary area.

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Siobhan Dowd (pronouced Sh-vawn) was named one of the "top 100 Irish-Americans" for her global anti-censorship work with the writers' organization PEN America. Dowd also co-founded the English PEN's readers and writers program, which brings authors into underprivileged schools, prisons young offender institutions and community projects.

Her first book for young readers, A Swift Pure Cry, was shortlisted for the Guardian Fiction Prize and the BookTrust Teenage Prize. She is also the author of The London Eye Mystery (2007), and the Bog Child (2008).

Siobhan died on August 21, 2007, at the age of 47. She had been receiving treatment for advanced breast cancer for 3 years and, according to her website, "did not go gentle into that good night."

Before she died she set up the Siobhan Dowd Trust to provide books and support for public and state school libraries in economically challenged areas, children in care, asylum seekers, young offenders, and children with special needs. Future royalties from her books will support the charity.

Her final novel, A Monster Calls, was completed by Patrick Ness and published in 2011, with illustrations by Jim Kay.