| 词条 | Conor Kostick |
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| image = Conor_Kostick.jpg | caption = Kostick in 2007 | birth_name = Conor Kostick | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1964|6|26|df=yes}} | birth_place = Chester, Cheshire, England | citizenship = Irish | occupation = Writer, historian | period = | genre = Fantasy, science fiction, LitRPG, children's literature | notableworks = Epic }} Conor Kostick (born 26 June 1964) is an Irish historian and writer living in Dublin. He is the author of many historical, political, and cultural works. WorksEpic was his first novel and was awarded a place on the International Board on Books for Young People Honours list for 2006[1] and on the Booklist Best Fantasy Books for Youth list for 2007.[2] The sequel to Epic is Saga, first published in Ireland late in 2006; Edda, published in 2011, completes the 'Avatar Chronicles' trilogy. At their 2009 awards, the Reading Association of Ireland gave him the Special Merit Award 'in recognition of his significant contribution to writing for children in Ireland.'[3]CareerConor Kostick was the editor of Socialist Worker in Ireland and a reviewer for the Journal of Music in Ireland. He was twice chairperson of the Irish Writers' Union. He was awarded the Farmleigh writer's residency for the summer of 2010[4] and a place on the nominees list for the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012[5] and 2013.[6] In 2015, Conor Kostick became Chairperson of the Irish Copyright Licensing Agency and was President of the Irish Jury for the EU Prize for Literature,[7] and in that year too he was appointed to the Board of the National Library of Ireland.[8] In 2018, the Kerala Literature Festival, India, chose to showcase Irish literature and Conor Kostick was one of seven Irish writers invited to participate.[9] In August that year, he was recruited by the UK's Ockham Publishing to lead a new imprint, Level Up publishing, with a remit to publish LitRPG.[10] As an historian, Conor Kostick's awards include a gold medal from Trinity College, Dublin,[11] first prize in the 2001 Dublinia Medieval Essay Competition; fellowships from the Irish Research Council and the University of Nottingham; a Marie Curie Career Integration Grant;[12] and, in 2015, the British Academys Rising Star Engagement Award.[13] He is the brother of the playwright Gavin Kostick.[14] GamesConor Kostick was a designer for the world's first live action role-playing game, Treasure Trap. A former winner of Manorcon (2000), now one of Europe's grand prix Diplomacy events,[15] Conor Kostick was a member of the Irish team that won the Diplomacy National World Cup in 2012.[16] PublicationsFictionThe Avatar Chronicles
Eternal Voyager (mini-ebooks)
Other books of fiction
Non-FictionOn games
Other non-fiction books
References1. ^{{cite web | title = Honour List 2006 | publisher = International Board on Books for Young People | year = 2006 | url = http://www.ibby.org/index.php?id=745 | accessdate = 9 June 2007 }} 2. ^{{cite web | last = Mattson | first = Jennifer | title = Top 10 Fantasy Books for Youth: 2007. | publisher = Booklist Online | date = 15 May 2007 | url = http://www.booklistonline.com/default.aspx?page=show_product&pid=1949009 | accessdate = 9 June 2007 }} 3. ^{{cite web | title = Two Awards for O'Brien Press Books | publisher = O'Brien Press Blog | date = 26 September 2009 | url = http://www.obrien.ie/blog/?p=369#more-369 | accessdate = 26 September 2009 }} 4. ^{{cite web | title = Farmleigh Writer's Residency | publisher = Office of Public Works | year = 2010 | url = http://www.farmleigh.ie/Events/Title,13467,en.html | accessdate = 19 June 2010 }} 5. ^{{cite web | title = Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2012 Candidates | publisher = Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award | year = 2012 | url = http://www.alma.se/en/Nominations/Candidates/2012/ | accessdate = 15 October 2011 }} 6. ^{{cite web | title = Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award 2013 Candidates | publisher = Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award | year = 2013 | url = http://www.alma.se/en/Nominations/Candidates/2013/ | accessdate = 15 October 2012 }} 7. ^{{cite web | title = EU Prize for Literature national juries | publisher = EU Prize for Literature | year = 2015 | url = http://www.euprizeliterature.eu/national-juries | accessdate = 20 May 2015 }} 8. ^{{cite web | title = National Library of Ireland Board 2015 | publisher = National Library of Ireland | year = 2015 | url = http://www.nli.ie/en/the-board.aspx | accessdate = 27 October 2015 }} 9. ^{{cite news | title = Kerala Literature Festival from February 8 | publisher = The Hindu | year = 2018 | url = http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-kerala/kerala-literature-festival-from-february-8/article22527051.ece | accessdate = 15 February 2018 }} 10. ^{{cite web | title = Author to Commissioning Editor: Conor Kostick at Level Up Publishing | publisher = writing.ie | year = 2018 | url = https://www.writing.ie/news/from-author-to-commissioning-editor-conor-kostick-at-level-up-publishing/ | accessdate = 30 August 2018 }} 11. ^{{cite web | title = Bloomsbury Author Info | publisher = Bloomsbury | year = 2013 | url = http://www.bloomsbury.com/author/conor-kostick | accessdate = 7 September 2013 }} 12. ^{{cite web | title = Marie Curie Career Integration Grant Aids Weather Pattern Research | publisher = The University of Nottingham | year = 2013 | url = http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/history/news/2013/marie-curie-career-integration-grant-aids-weather-pattern-research.aspx | accessdate = 7 September 2013 }} 13. ^{{cite web | title = British Academy award for Conor Kostick | publisher = The University of Nottingham | year = 2015 | url = https://www.nottingham.ac.uk/history/news/2015/conor-kostick-british-academy-award.aspx | accessdate = 18 March 2015 }} 14. ^{{cite book |last= Kostick |first= Conor |date= 2008 | title = The Social Structure of the First Crusade |location= Leiden | publisher = Brill |page= ix}} 15. ^{{cite web | title = Manorcon results 2000 | publisher = Diplomatic Pouch | year = 2000 | url = http://www.diplomatic-pouch.org/Face/results/zManor2000.html | accessdate = 21 June 2012 }} 16. ^{{cite web | title = World Diplomacy Team Championship results 2012 | publisher = Stabbeurfou.org | year = 2012 | url = http://www.stabbeurfou.org/Tournoi.php?nom=The_Seven_Archangels | accessdate = 21 June 2012 }} External links
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