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Margaret McDonald on the shock of winning the Carnegie Medal with Glasgow Boys

“I wanted to explore two characters that were very chalk and cheese and were forced into this close-proximity situation… I realised through the concept that I was actually writing about foster care.”
Margaret McDonald © Heather Callaghan
Margaret McDonald © Heather Callaghan
The 2025 Carnegie Medal-winning author Margaret McDonald on making her first novel a “force for good” and her determination to represent life in care authentically.

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