Hilary McKay

1959 -

country of citizenship: United Kingdom

native language: English

languages spoken, written or signed: English

educated at: University of St Andrews

occupation: writer, novelist, author

award received: Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, Nestlé Children's Book Prize

official website: www.hilarymckay.co.uk

Hilary McKay (born 12 June 1959) 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 panel of British children's writers. Source: Wikipedia (en)