Annabel Pitcher (born 1982) is a British children's writer.
Pitcher was born in a village in West Yorkshire. She studied English Literature at Oxford University. Her first novel, My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece, deals with the tragedy of a family torn apart by a terrorist attack. It almost instantly became a bestseller and has been translated into over twenty languages. It was shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award, the Galaxy Children's Book of the Year, the 2012 Carnegie Medal,[1] and the 2011 Dylan Thomas Prize. It won a Royal Society of Authors' Betty Trask Award, the Hull Children's Book of the Year and the prestigious 2012 Branford Boase Award for most outstanding debut novel.[2] Her books appeal to the ages 10–15 mostly.
Pitcher's second novel, Ketchup Clouds, won the Waterstones Children's Book Prize.[3] It also collected the Edgar Allan Poe award in 2014 for 'Best Young Adult Novel', awarded by the Mystery Writers of America.
Before her first book was published, Annabel trained as a teacher and taught English at Wakefield Girls' High School.
| Year | Title | Publisher | Awards | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | My Sister Lives on the Mantelpiece | 2012 Branford Boase Award | ||
| 2012 | Ketchup Clouds (US paperback title, Yours Truly) | Indigo/Orion | 2013 Waterstones Children's Book Prize | |
| 2013 | Project Bright Spark (illustrated by Roger Simó) | Collins Education | ||
| March 2015[4] | Silence is Goldfish | Indigo/Orion |