Lucy Mangan
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Lucy Mangan is a British journalist and author. She is a columnist, features writer and TV critic for The Guardian and an opinion writer for i news.
Early life and education
[edit]Lucy Mangan grew up in Catford, southeast London, to parents originally from Lancashire.[1] Her father worked in theatre, and her mother was a doctor.[2]
She studied English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, qualified as a solicitor, but worked in a bookshop until she found a work experience placement at The Guardian in 2003.[1][3]
Career
[edit]Journalism
[edit]Mangan writes a regular column, TV reviews, and occasional features at The Guardian.[4][5] and is an opinion writer for i news.[6] A major part of her writing is related to feminism.[7][8]
Mangan also has a regular column for Stylist magazine[9]
Books
[edit]Mangan's book My Family and other Disasters (2009) is a collection of her newspaper columns. She has also written books about her childhood and her wedding.[1][3]
Her debut novel, Are We Having Fun Yet?, was published in 2021. The Scotsman's Kirsty McLuckie gave the novel a glowing review, describing the book as "a work of genius".[10]
Other activities
[edit]Mangan has been a judge for the BookTrust Roald Dahl Funny Prize.[11]
Recognition and awards
[edit]Mangan won the columnist of the year award at the Professional Publishers Association Awards in 2013,[12] and was shortlisted for the critic of the year award at The British Press Awards in 2019.[13]
Personal life
[edit]Mangan and her husband have a son.[14][3]
Works
[edit]- My Family and other Disasters, Hachette (2010) ISBN 0852653689
- The Reluctant Bride: One Woman's Journey (Kicking and Screaming) Down the Aisle, Guardian Books (2012) ISBN 184854359X
- Hopscotch & Handbags: The Truth about Being a Girl, Headline (2013) ISBN 9780755316489
- Inside Charlie's Chocolate Factory, Puffin UK/US (2014) ISBN 9780147513489
- Bookworm: A Memoir of Childhood Reading, Square Peg (2018) ISBN 9781784709228
- Are We Having Fun Yet?, Souvenir, (2021)
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Feminist education has been the making of me Interview with The Daily Telegraph, 6 May 2013
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (10 February 2016). "I'd never kissed a Tory - then I married one". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Biography at Blake Freidman Agent's page, accessed March 2016
- ^ Lucy Mangan's page at the Guardian Last accessed March 2016
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (25 July 2019). "Inside the Bruderhof review – is this a religious stirring I feel?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Lucy Mangan".
- ^ Mangan on her feminism, The Guardian, 19 September 2009
- ^ "Lucy Mangan's weekend column + Feminism – Lifeandstyle". The Guardian.
- ^ Lucy Mangan's page at Stylist magazine Accessed March 2016
- ^ "Book review: Are We Having Fun Yet?, by Lucy Mangan". www.scotsman.com. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
- ^ "Roald Dahl Funny Prize 2012". www.booktrust.org.uk. Book Trust. Archived from the original on 29 April 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ "Lucy Mangan wins Columnist of the Year at PPA Awards!". Blake Friedmann. 20 June 2013. Retrieved 27 May 2023.
- ^ "National Press Awards Shortlist – Society of Editors". Retrieved 9 January 2024.
- ^ Mangan, Lucy (18 March 2011). "Lucy Mangan is Outspoken: "I'll never take my husband's last name"". Stylist. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
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