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Martin Waddell
Martin Waddell has twice won the Smarties Book Prize – for Can’t You Sleep, Little Bear? and Farmer Duck (also Winner of the British Book Awards: Children’s Illustrated Book of the Year) – as well as the Best Books for … Continue reading
Malorie Blackman
Malorie Blackman was born in London in 1962, and has spent most of her life there. She went to Honor Oak Grammar School and then went to Huddersfield where she undertook a course in business studies.
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Benjamin Zephaniah
Dr Benjamin Obadiah Iqbal Zephaniah was born in Birmingham but spent some of his early years in Jamaica where he absorbed much of the music, poetry and what he calls ‘street politics’ which strongly influences his later work. Termed a … Continue reading
John Agard
John Agard was born in Guyana and lived in the Capital City, Georgetown, until he moved to London in 1977. As a child John loved cricket and liked to listen to the commentary on the radio. He says that he … Continue reading
Paul Jennings
Many people ask about me and my family. I was born in Middlesex, England in 1943 and came out to Australia when I was six years old. I have a younger sister called Ruth. I went to Bentleigh West Primary … Continue reading
Eva Ibbotson
Eva Ibbotson was born in Vienna, in Austria, but moved to England with her family when the Nazis came to power. After training to be a physiologist which she didn’t enjoy because she didn’t like doing experiments on animals, Eva … Continue reading
Melvin Burgess
Melvin Burgess is both one of the most popular and controversial children’s authors writing today. His latest book is ‘Doing It’ which follows the sexual experiences of three teenage boys. His other books include ‘Junk’, which tackles the issue of … Continue reading
Eileen Browne
Eileen Browne was born and bought up in Birmingham but lived in London for over twenty years before moving to Wiltshire in 1995. She worked as a school teacher and a youth worker before becoming as author and illustrator, her … Continue reading
Eoin Colfer
Eoin Colfer’s sixth novel Artemis Fowl is one of the most eagerly awaited children’s books ever to be published. Described as “Die Hard with fairies”, this adrenaline-packed novel marks the arrival of the Irish teacher-turned-author as a major force to … Continue reading
Vivian French
Vivian French lives in both Bristol and Edinburgh. She’d like to live in London, Newcastle, New York and Swansea as well; she can never make up her mind which city she likes best. She has four grown-up daughters and a … Continue reading