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Patrick Ness

For the early 20th-century English traveler, seeMrs. Patrick Ness.

Patrick NessFRSL(born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for hisbooks for young adults,including theChaos Walking(2008–2010) trilogy andA Monster Calls(2011).

Patrick Ness

FRSL
Ness in 2017
Ness in 2017
Born(1971-10-17)17 October 1971(age 53)
Fort Belvoir,Virginia,U.S.
Occupation
  • Author
  • writer
  • producer
NationalityAmerican-British
Alma materUniversity of Southern California
GenreYoung adult
Spouse
Unknown
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(m.2013, divorced)​
[1]
Nick Coveney
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(m.2022)​
[2]

Ness won the annualCarnegie Medalin 2011 and in 2012, forMonsters of MenandA Monster Calls.[3][4][5][6][a] He is one of seven writers to win two Medals, and the second to win consecutively.

He wrote the screenplay of the2016 film adaptationofA Monster Calls,and was the creator and writer of theDoctor Whospin-off seriesClass.

Early life

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Ness was born near theFort BelvoirArmy base, nearAlexandria, Virginia,where his father was a Sergeant in theUS Army.They moved to Hawaii, where he lived until he was six, then spent the next ten years inWashington,before moving toLos Angeles.Ness studiedEnglish Literatureat theUniversity of Southern California.

After graduating, he worked as corporate writer for a cable company. He published his first story inGenrein 1997 and was working on his first novel when he moved to London in 1999.

Career

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Ness'sfirst novel,The Crash of Hennington,was published in 2003,[7]and was followed by hisshort story collection,Topics About Which I Know Nothing,in 2004.[8]

Ness's firstyoung adult novelwasThe Knife of Never Letting Go.It won theGuardian Children's Fiction Prizein 2008.[9][10] The book was followed byThe Ask and the Answer,andMonsters of Men.Together, the three books make up theChaos Walkingtrilogy. Ness has also written three short stories set in theChaos Walkinguniverse; the prequels "The New World" and "The Wide, Wide Sea", and "Snowscape", which is set after the events ofMonsters of Men.The short stories are available as free-to-downloadebooks,[11]and have been included in the 2013 UK print editions of the novels.[12]

A Monster Callsoriginated with the Irish writer,Siobhan Dowd,who had been diagnosed with cancer and was unable to complete the story before she died in 2007. Dowd and Ness shared an editor at Walker, Denise Johnstone-Burt, and after Dowd's death, Walker arranged for Ness to complete the story from her notes. Ness says his only guideline was to write a book he thought Dowd would have liked. Jim Kay was hired to illustrate the book, and the two completed the book without meeting. Ness won the Carnegie and Kay won the companionKate Greenaway Medal,the first time one book has won both medals.[13][14]

On 7 May 2013, Ness was revealed to be the author ofTip of the Tongue,the May e-short featuring theFifth DoctorandNyssaas part Puffin's elevenDoctor Whoe-shorts in honour of the show's 50th anniversary.[15]

His fourth young adult novel,More Than This,was published on 5 September 2013.[16]It later made theCarnegie Medalshortlist of 2015.[17]

The Crane Wife,Ness's third novel for adults, was published on 30 December 2014.

In 2014, Ness delivered the keynote speech at theChildren's and Young Adult Programof theBerlin International Literature Festival.

The Rest of Us Just Live Herewas published 25 August 2015 in the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand, and 5 October 2015 in Canada and the United States.

On 1 October 2015, theBBCannounced that Ness would be writing aDoctor Whospin-off entitledClass.[18]The resulting eight-part series aired on BBC Three's online channel toward the end of 2016. The BBC cancelledClassafter one series.

Release,was published on 4 May 2017, described by Ness as a "private and intense book" with more personal inspiration than any before it.[19]

In June 2021, Ness was said to be preparing a prequel script to the Napoleonic sea adventure movieMaster and Commander: The Far Side of the World,based on the works ofPatrick O'Brian.[20]

Personal life

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Ness was naturalised as a British citizen in 2005. He entered into a civil partnership with his partner in 2006, less than two months after theCivil Partnership Actcame into force.[21]In February 2023, Patrick disclosed on Instagram that he had married Nick Coveney inLas Vegasin October 2022. He also stated that within the previous "4 or 5 years" he had gotten divorced.[2]

Ness taught creative writing atUniversity of Oxfordand has written and reviewed forThe Daily Telegraph,The Times Literary Supplement,The Sunday TelegraphandThe Guardian.He has been a Fellow of theRoyal Literary Fund,and was the first Writer in Residence forBookTrust.[22]

In 2023, Ness was elected a Fellow of theRoyal Society of Literature.[23]

Awards

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Year Title Award Category Result Ref
2008 The Knife of Never Letting Go Booktrust Teenage Prize — Won [24][25][26]
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize — Won [9]
Tiptree Award — Won [27]
2009 Carnegie Medal — Shortlisted [28]
The Ask and the Answer Costa Book Award Children's Book Won [29]
2010 Carnegie Medal — Shortlisted [28]
2011 Monsters of Men Arthur C. Clarke Award — Shortlisted [30]
Carnegie Medal — Won [28]
2015 More Than This Carnegie Medal — Shortlisted [28]
2016 The Rest of Us Just Live Here Carnegie Medal — Shortlisted [28]
YA Book Prize —
2017 Rhode Island Teen Book Award —
2018 Lincoln Award —

The Rest of Us Just Live Herereceived many awards, including six starred reviews and theKirkusBest Book of the Year.[31]

Works

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Novels

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  • —— (2003).The Crash of Hennington.
  • —— (2013).The Crane Wife(hardcover ed.).Canongate Books.pp. 1–311.ISBN978-0857868718.

Novels for young adults

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Chaos Walkingseries

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  1. The Knife of Never Letting Go(2008)
  2. The Ask and the Answer(2009)
  3. Monsters of Men(2010)
  • Short stories
    1.5. "The New World" (2009)
    2.5. "The Wide, Wide Sea" (2013)
    3.5. "Snowscape" (2013)

Standalone

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Short stories

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  • "Different for Boys", collected inLosing it(2010)[32]
  • "Doctor Who: Tip of the Tongue" (2013), collected inThirteen Doctors, 13 Stories(2019)
  • "This Whole Demoing Thing", collected inMonstrous Affections: An Anthology of Beastly Tales,ed.Kelly LinkandGavin J. Grant(2014)

Collections

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  • Topics About Which I Know Nothing(2004), collection of 11 short stories:
    "Implied Violence", "The Way All Trends Do", "Ponce de Leon is a Retired Married Couple From Toronto", "Jesus' Elbows and Other Christian Urban Myths", "Quis Custodiet Ipsos Custodes?", "Sydney is a City of Jaywalkers", "2,115 Opportunities", "The Motivations of Sally Rae Wentworth, Amazon", "The Seventh International Military War Games Dance Committee Quadrennial Competition and Jamboree", "The Gifted", "Now That You've Died"

Filmography

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Year Title Credited as Notes Ref.
Writer Executive Producer
2016 A Monster Calls Yes Yes Based on his novelA Monster Calls(2011) [33]
2016 Class Yes Yes Doctor Whotelevision spin-off; also creator (8 episodes) [18]
2021 Chaos Walking Yes Co-screenwriter (withChristopher Ford). Based on his novelThe Knife of Never Letting Go. [34]

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^The publication years defining the two Carnegie Medals were September to August 2009/2010 and 2010/2011, approximately the latest completed school years.

References

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  1. ^Jones, Nicolette (18 May 2017)."Class writer Patrick Ness on his new novel about a day in the life of a teenager coming out".RadioTimes.Retrieved13 March2023.Ness, who married his civil partner in 2013...
  2. ^abPatrick Ness [@patricknessbooks] (23 February 2023)."I don't share many personal details online (and still won't), but after a very rough four or five years in which I got divorced, I got married in Vegas on the spur of the moment last October to @nmjcoveney and it's just the best thing".Retrieved23 February2023– viaInstagram.
  3. ^ (Carnegie Winner 2011)Archived29 January 2013 at theWayback Machine.Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners.CILIP.Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  4. ^ "Press Desk: 'Chaos' Reigns, Patrick Ness Wins...".Press release 23 June 2011. CILIP. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  5. ^ (Carnegie Winner 2012).Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie and Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  6. ^ "Press Desk: An Historic Moment in Children's Literature, Patrick Ness Wins..."Archived3 March 2016 at theWayback Machine.Press release 14 June 2012, with press kit. CILIP. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
  7. ^"The Crash of Hennington".patrickness.Retrieved16 February2017.
  8. ^"Topics about Which I Know Nothing".patrickness.Retrieved16 February2017.
  9. ^ab Guardian children's fiction prize 2008(top page).The Guardian.12 July 2012.
  10. ^ "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners",The Guardian,12 March 2001. Retrieved 8 August 2012.
  11. ^"Free brand new Chaos Walking short stories!!".patrickness. 30 March 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 27 August 2013.Retrieved7 September2013.
  12. ^"UK Chaos Walking rejackets out today with new short stories!".patrickness. 2 May 2013. Archived fromthe originalon 17 September 2013.Retrieved7 September2013.
  13. ^Patrick Ness and Jim Kay."How we made A Monster Calls: As their book wins the Carnegie and Kate Greenaway medals...",The Guardian,14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  14. ^Lara Prendergast."A Monster Calls",The Telegraph,14 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2012.
  15. ^Patrick Ness (7 May 2013)."Doctor Who: Tip of the Tongue by Patrick Ness – extract | Children's books".The Guardian.Retrieved5 December2013.
  16. ^Patrick on (29 August 2013)."Events! Lots of 'em! – Diary".Patrick Ness. Archived fromthe originalon 16 December 2013.Retrieved5 December2013.
  17. ^Emily Drabble,"Carnegie medal and Kate Greenaway 2015 shortlists announced",The Guardian,17 March 2015.
  18. ^ab"Doctor Who Spin Off: Class".Doctor Who.1 October 2015.Retrieved24 August2016.
  19. ^Alex Moreland (6 May 2017)."Exclusive Interview: Best-selling author Patrick Ness on his new book Release, the future of his Doctor Who spinoff Class, and more!".Yahoo UK.Retrieved3 June2017.
  20. ^"New 'Master and Commander' Movie in Works at 20th Century; Patrick Ness Penning Prequel".4 June 2021.
  21. ^Ness, Patrick (24 June 2006)."We two boys together clinging".The Guardian.Retrieved7 September2013.
  22. ^"Patrick Ness - Literature".literature.britishcouncil.org.Retrieved12 August2017.
  23. ^Creamer, Ella (12 July 2023)."Royal Society of Literature aims to broaden representation as it announces 62 new fellows".The Guardian.
  24. ^Pauli, Michelle (1 November 2010)."Gregory Hughes wins Booktrust teenage prize for Unhooking the Moon".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2022.Retrieved1 June2023.
  25. ^Flood, Alison (18 November 2008)."Patrick Ness beats established writers to Booktrust teenage prize".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Archivedfrom the original on 18 August 2022.Retrieved1 June2023.
  26. ^Pauli, Michelle (1 November 2010)."A traveller's tale: the story behind Gregory Hughes's Unhooking the Moon".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Archivedfrom the original on 8 August 2022.Retrieved1 June2023.
  27. ^Alison Flood."Patrick Ness beats established writers to Booktrust teenage prize",The Guardian,18 November 2008. Retrieved 12 July 2012.
  28. ^abcde Press Desk(directory). CILIP. Retrieved 8 August 2012. Quote: "media releases relating to the CILIP Carnegie and Kate Greenaway Children's Book Awards in date order." (2002 to 2006 releases concern 2001 to 2005 awards.)
  29. ^Brown, Mark (26 January 2010)."Christopher Reid wins Costa book prize".The Guardian.ISSN0261-3077.Archivedfrom the original on 29 May 2022.Retrieved9 June2023.
  30. ^"Arthur C Clarke Awards Nominees Announced".Dave Golder.SFX.4 March 2011.
  31. ^Noble, Barnes &."The Rest of Us Just Live Here".Barnes & Noble.Retrieved16 February2017.
  32. ^Review:Carroll, Cameron Woodhead and Steven (17 March 2023)."Shades of Dahl controversy in brilliant young adult novel".The Sydney Morning Herald.Retrieved17 March2023.
  33. ^The Deadline Team (9 April 2014)."Focus Dates 'A Monster Calls' For October 2016".Retrieved24 August2016.
  34. ^Boone, Brian (26 June 2019)."What went wrong with Tom Holland's" unreleasable "movie".looper.Retrieved30 May2020.

External links/sources

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