Amanda Craig

==Writing==

==Writing==

;Journalism

;Journalism

For ten years, she was the children's books critic for ''[[The Times]]'' and a features writer for ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. She has contributed to ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', the ''[[New Statesman]]'' and [[BBC Radio 4]]. As a journalist, Craig won the [[British Press Awards]] 1995 Young Journalist of the Year and the 1997 [[Catherine Pakenham Award]]. She worked on the staff of ''[[Tatler]]'' and the ''[[Sunday Express]]'' before becoming a freelance feature writer, literary critic and columnist for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'', and ''[[The Observer]]''. She judged the [[Whitbread Novel Award]] in 2005, the [[Booktrust]] Teen Book Award in 2008, and the 2018 [[Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize|Wingate Prize]].Sugarman, Daniel (15 June 2017), [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jq-wingate-book-prize-judges-named-1.440119 "JQ Wingate book prize judges named"], ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''. Craig was dropped as a judge for the [[Mslexia]] Fiction & Memoir Competition by women’s writing magazine ''[[Mslexia]]'' in September 2020 after she signed a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' condemning online abuse of [[J.K. Rowling]].Cowdrey, Catherine (September 30, 2020). [https://www.thebookseller.com/news/mslexia-asks-amanda-craig-step-down-judge-over-concern-rowling-letter-threatens-climate Craig asked to step down as Myslexia judge after signing Rowling support letter]. ''[[The Bookseller]]''.{{cite tweet|number=1311252031764606976|user=Mslexia|title=Mslexia on Twitter: "https://t.co/bWTKkWnWWT" / Twitter|date=30 September 2020}}

For ten years, she was the children's books critic for ''[[The Times]]'' and a features writer for ''[[The Sunday Times]]''. She has contributed to ''[[The Observer]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', the ''[[New Statesman]]'' and [[BBC Radio 4]]. As a journalist, Craig won the [[British Press Awards]] 1995 Young Journalist of the Year and the 1997 Catherine Pakenham Award. She worked on the staff of ''[[Tatler]]'' and the ''[[Sunday Express]]'' before becoming a freelance feature writer, literary critic and columnist for ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'', ''[[The Sunday Times]]'', the ''[[Daily Mail]]'', ''[[The Independent]]'' and ''[[The Observer]]''. She judged the [[Whitbread Novel Award]] in 2005, the [[Booktrust]] Teen Book Award in 2008, and the 2018 [[Jewish Quarterly-Wingate Prize|Wingate Prize]].Sugarman, Daniel (15 June 2017), [https://www.thejc.com/news/uk-news/jq-wingate-book-prize-judges-named-1.440119 "JQ Wingate book prize judges named"], ''[[The Jewish Chronicle]]''. Craig was dropped as a judge for the [[Mslexia]] Fiction & Memoir Competition by women’s writing magazine ''[[Mslexia]]'' in September 2020 after she signed a letter to ''[[The Times]]'' condemning online abuse of [[J.K. Rowling]].Cowdrey, Catherine (September 30, 2020). [https://www.thebookseller.com/news/mslexia-asks-amanda-craig-step-down-judge-over-concern-rowling-letter-threatens-climate Craig asked to step down as Myslexia judge after signing Rowling support letter]. ''[[The Bookseller]]''.{{cite tweet|number=1311252031764606976|user=Mslexia|title=Mslexia on Twitter: "https://t.co/bWTKkWnWWT" / Twitter|date=30 September 2020}}

;Novels

;Novels