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Birth
David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling. -
His Educations
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. -
Mickey and the Emperor
Mickey and the Emperor (play for children), produced at Washington Arts Center,1984. -
Sleepless Nights
His first book, Sleepless Nights, a collection of short stories for adults, was published in 1985 -
A Kind of Heaven.
1997 by a second book, A Kind of Heaven. -
He won the Arts Council Writers' Award
1998 Arts Council Writers' Award (for Literature for Young People) -
Skelling won..
Skelling won the Whitbread Children's Book Award (1998).and the Carnegie Medal (1998) -
Skellig,
His first children's novel, Skellig,Was published to immediate acclaim in 1998 -
He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1999 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (shortlist) for Kit's Wilderness -
Kit's Wilderness
Kit's Wilderness, Hodder Children's Books (London, England), 1999, -
He won Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
1999 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Silver Award) Kit's Wilderness -
He won Carnegie Medal
2000 Carnegie Medal (shortlist) Kit's Wilderness -
Counting Stars
Counting Stars (short stories), Hodder Children's Books (London, England), 2000 -
He won Whitbread Children's Book Award
2000 Whitbread Children's Book Award (shortlist) for Heaven Eyes -
He won the Carnegie Medal
2001 Carnegie Medal (shortlist) Heaven Eyes -
He won the Michael L. Printz Awar
2001 Michael L. Printz Award (USA) for Kit's Wilderness -
Secret Heart
Secret Heart, Hodder Children's Books (London, England), 2001 -
Clay Boy
Clay Boy (radio play), produced on BBC Radio 4, 2002. -
Where Your Wings Were,
Where Your Wings Were,Hodder Children's Books, 2002 -
Skellig: A Play
Hodder Children's Books, 2002 -
Wild Girl, wild Boy
My first children's play, Wild Girl, Wild Boy -
He won two Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
2003 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (shortlist) The Fire Eaters
2003 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Gold Award) The Fire Eaters -
He won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
2003 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (shortlist) for The Fire Eaters -
He won the Carnegie Medal
2003 Carnegie Medal (shortlist) The Fire Eaters -
The Fire-Eaters
The Fire-Eaters, Hodder Children's Books (London, England), 2003 -
He won the Whitbread Children's Book Award
2003 Whitbread Children's Book Award The Fire Eaters -
He won the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
2004 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award (USA) The Fire Eaters -
Kate, the Cat, and the Moon,
Kate, the Cat, and the Moon,2005 -
He won the Costa Children's Book Award
2006 Costa Children's Book Award (shortlist) Clay -
He won the Carnegie Medal
2006 Carnegie Medal (shortlist) Clay -
He won the National Short Story Competition
2007 National Short Story Competition (shortlist - 'Slog's Dad') -
He won the Carnegie of Carnegies
2007 Carnegie of Carnegies (shortlist) Skellig -
My Dad's a Birdman
My Dad's a Birdman (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) Walker, 2007 -
The Savage
The Savage (illustrated by Dave McKean) Walker, 2008 -
Jackdaw Summer
Jackdaw Summer Hodder Children's Books, 2008 -
Slog's Dad
Slog's Dad (illustrated by Dave McKean) Walker, 2009 -
He won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award
2009 Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award (Sweden) (Sweden) (shortlist) -
My Name is Mina
David Almond's work is translated into more than 20 languages. He lives in Northumberland. His latest novel is My Name is Mina (2010). -
The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon
The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) Walker, 2010
