British Children's Writer
1. Dick King-Smith (1922)
British Children's Writer
English children's author whose 1983 work, The Sheep-Pig, was later adapted into the popular film Babe. His more than a hundred other works for children include Tumbleweed, Cuckoobush Farm, The...
2. Eva Ibbotson (1925)
British Children's Writer
Remembered for such acclaimed children's novels as The Abominables, Which Witch?, and Journey to the River Sea, she also wrote such bestselling works for adults as A Song for Summer...
3. Julia Donaldson (1948)
British Children's Writer
Playwright and author who was named the UK Children’s Laureate from 2011 to 2013. She is well known for her rhyming stories for children, which include The Gruffalo and Room...
4. Jamila Gavin (1941)
British Children's Writer
Known for her Surya trilogy and her Whitbred Prize-winning book Coram Boy, Gavin penned nearly fifty other acclaimed works of children's fiction between the late 1970s and the second decade...
5. Michael Morpurgo (1943)
British Children's Writer
English author of such children's books as War Horse, Billy the Kid and Kensuke's Kingdom. His other literary works include plays, poems, and libretti.
6. Malorie Blackman (1962)
British Children's Writer
Award-winning English author best known for her popular Noughts and Crosses young adult book series. Her other novels for children include Whizziwig Returns, The Space Stowaway, and Operation Gadgetman. In...
7. David Almond (1951)
British Children's Writer
The Carnegie Medal-winning author of Skellig (1998), he is also known for such similarly popular children's titles as Kit's Wilderness (1999), The Fire-Eaters (2003), and Clay (2005). He was the...
8. Linda Newbery (1952)
British Children's Writer
English writer of young adult fiction books. Her debut novel, Run With the Hare, was published in 1988.
9. Chris Wooding (1977)
British Children's Writer
An English author of fiction for both children and adults, he is best known for his Broken Sky series and his Braided Path trilogy. His other works include Poison and...
10. Anne Fine (1947)
British Children's Writer
Known for Madame Doubtfire and Goggle-Eyes, she served as the second British Children's Laureate from 2001 until 2003. Her other award-winning children's books include Flour Babies and The Tulip Touch.
11. Melvin Burgess (1954)
British Children's Writer
Children's fiction author who rose to fame in 1996 after publishing Junk, a young adult novel about teenagers in Bristol who use heroin.
12. Barbara Leonie Picard (1917)
British Children's Writer
Barbara Leonie Picard was a British writer of children's books known best for historical fiction and for retellings of ancient myths and medieval legends. Her works were meticulously researched. She...
13. Aidan Chambers (1934)
British Children's Writer
Aidan Chambers is a British author of children's and young-adult novels. He won both the British Carnegie Medal and the American Printz Award for Postcards from No Man's Land. For...
14. Geraldine McCaughrean (1951)
British Children's Writer
Geraldine McCaughrean is a British children's novelist. She has written more than 150 books and her work has been translated into 42 languages worldwide. She may be known best...
15. Lesley Howarth (1952)
British Children's Writer
Lesley Howarth is a British author of children's and young-adult fiction.
