English Children's Writer
1. Eleanor Farjeon (1881)
English Children's Writer
An English children's author, poet, and biographer, she is most famous for works such as Martin Pippin in the Apple Orchard and Morning Has Broken. She was a recipient of...
2. Peter Dickinson (1927)
English Children's Writer
Famous for his works of children's literature and detective fiction, this Northern Rhodesian-born English writer penned such award-winning books as City of Gold, Tulku, The Flight of Dragons, and Eva.
3. Berlie Doherty (1943)
English Children's Writer
English writer, playwright, and screenwriter best known for her children's books Granny Was a Buffer Girl and Dear, Nobody. Both of these books won Carnegie Awards.
4. Jacqueline Wilson (1945)
English Children's Writer
Award-winning English children's author whose work deals with controversial themes, such as divorce, adoption, and mental illness. Her best-known books include Hetty Feather (2009), Dustbin Baby (2001) and Double Act (1995).
5. Ann Pilling (1944)
English Children's Writer
Ann Pilling is an English author and poet best known for young-adult fiction. She has also written horror fiction under the pen name Ann Cheetham. For Henry's Leg published by...
6. Tim Bowler (1953)
English Children's Writer
Tim Bowler is an English author of twenty books for children teenagers and young adults. He won the 1997 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association recognising the year's best children's...
7. Hilary McKay (1959)
English Children's Writer
Hilary McKay is a British writer of children's books. For her first novel The Exiles she won the 1992 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a...
8. Susan Price (1955)
English Children's Writer
Susan Price is an English author of children's and young-adult novels. She has won both the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Prize for British children's books. Price was born in...
