6 September 2008
Bog Child is one of just four books shortlisted for the 2008 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize.
22 May 2008
The Bisto Book of the Year Award, run by Children's Books Ireland, was awarded to Siobhan Dowd for The London Eye Mystery at a ceremony in Dublin.
19 March 2008
The Siobhan Dowd Trust was launched to coincide with the launch of Dowd's book Bog Child.