Jason Wallace, 41, a web designer, has won the Costa Children’s Book Award for Out Of Shadows, set in newly-independent Zimbabwe under Robert Mugabe.
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Debut writer wins Costa award
A children’s writer who was turned down by 100 publishers has followed in the footsteps of JK Rowling and Philip Pullman to win a major literary prize.
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