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BIRTH
He was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 -
EDUCATION AND GRADUATION
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. He graduated there -
HE WORKS...
After his graduation he worked as a teacher for five years -
Sleepless Nights
Iron Press -
A Kind of Heaven
Iron Press, -
Skellig
Hodder Children's Books, Adaptations
2003 play
Skellig was adapted into a play in 2003 directed by Trevor Nunn, who thought it was important to follow the book's example of not revealing Skellig's exact nature. The play was later performed by Playbox Theatre Company in 2008. 2008 opera
Skellig has been adapted into a contemporary opera with music by American composer Tod Machover and libretto by David Almond himself. The opera was staged at The Sage Gateshead from 4 November to -
1998 Whitbread Children's Book Award Skellig
He won the Whitbread Children's Book Award for " Skellig". -
Arts Council Writers' Award
He won the Council Writers' Award for Literature for Young People. -
Carnegie Medal
He won the Carnegie Medal for Skellig -
Kit's Wilderness
Hodder Children's Books, -
Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for a shortlist of "Kit's Wilderness" -
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
He won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Silver Award) for Kit's Wilderness -
Carnegie Medal
He won the Carnegie Medal for a shortlist of " Kit's Wilderness" -
Whitbread Children's Book Award
He won the Whitbread Children's Book Award for "Heaven Eyes" -
Counting Stars
Hodder Children's Books, -
Heaven Eyes
Hodder Children's Books -
Carnegie Medal
He won the Carnegie Medal for a shortlist of "Heaven Eyes" -
Secret Heart
Hodder Children's Books, -
Michael L. Printz Award
He won the Michael L. Printz Award for "Kit's Wilderness" in USA. -
Where Your Wings Were
Hodder Children's Books -
Wild Girl, Wild Boy: A Play
Hodder Children's Books, -
SKELLIG ,THE PLAY
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Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for a shortlist of "The Fire Eaters" -
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
He won the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize for a shortlist of "The Fire Eaters" -
The Fire-Eaters
Hodder Children's Books, -
Whitbread Children's Book Award
He won the Whitbread Children's Book Award for "The Fire Eaters" -
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Gold Award) for "The Fire Eaters" -
Kate, the Cat and the Moon
Hodder Children's Books, -
Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
He won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award for "The Fire Eaters" in USA -
Clay
Hodder Children's Books -
Costa Children's Book Award
He won the Costa Children's Book Award for a shortlist of Clay -
Carnegie Medal
He won the Carnegie Medal for a shortlist of Clay -
Click
A Scholastic book -
Carnegie of Carnegies
He won the Carnegie of Carnegies for a shortlist of Skellig -
My Dad's a Birdman
A book that was illustrated by Polly Dunbar Walker -
National Short Story Competition
He won the National Short Story Competition for a shortlist of "Slog's Dad" -
Jackdaw Summer
Hodder Children's Books -
Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
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Slog's Dad
A walker's book that was illustrated by Dave McKean, 2009 -
Hans Christian Andersen Award
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My Name is Mina
Hodder Children's Books -
The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon
A walker's book that was illustrated by Polly Dunbar -
The Savage
A book that was illustrated by Dave McKean
