David Almond
1951
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photo credits: Wikimedia Commons
country of citizenship: England, United Kingdom
native language: English
languages spoken, written or signed: English
educated at: University of East Anglia
occupation: writer, children's writer, author, novelist
award received: Hans Christian Andersen Award, Zilveren Griffel, Zilveren Zoen, Carnegie Medal, Michael L. Printz Award, Nestlé Children's Book Prize, Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Eleanor Farjeon Award
influenced by: Gabriel García Márquez
official website: www.davidalmond.com
David Almond (born 15 May 1951) is a British author who has written many novels for children and young adults from 1998, each one receiving critical acclaim. He is one of thirty children's writers, and one of three from the UK, to win the biennial, international Hans Christian Andersen Award. For the 70th anniversary of the British Carnegie Medal in 2007, his debut novel Skellig (1998) was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite. It ranked third in the public vote from that shortlist. Source: Wikipedia (en)
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