David Almond Vazquez

By manuelbelgrano
  • Born

    Born

    In Newcastle, Britain
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    David Almond

  • Skellig

    Skellig

    His first children's novel won the Whitbread Children's Novel of the Year Award and also the Carnegie Medal. It has been adapted into a stage play, film and opera.
  • Kit's Wilderness

    Kit's Wilderness

  • Heaven Eyes

    Heaven Eyes

  • Secret Heart

    Secret Heart

  • Wild Girl, Wild Boy

    Wild Girl, Wild Boy

    His first play aimed at adolescents
  • The Fire Eaters

    The Fire Eaters

    Won the 2003 Whitbread Awards
  • Clay

    Clay

  • Work

    Since 2007 he has been a Visiting Professor in Creative Writing at Nottingham Trent University.
  • Raven Summer

    Raven Summer

  • The Savage

    The Savage

    A children's book whose subject matter is written more towards young adults and adults

  • Private Passions

    The biographical music discussion programme on BBC Radio 3
  • The Knife Sharpener

    The Knife Sharpener

  • My Name is Mina

    My Name is Mina

    My Name is Mina is written as Mina's journal, and is about her life before she met Michael from Skellig

  • Hans Christian Andersen Award

    He was awarded the prestigious Hans Christian Andersen Award for lifetime achievement in children's writing.