Timeline by Manuel Rivas By manuelbelgrano May 15, 1951 David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 Period: May 15, 1951 to Mar 21, 2011 David Almond life Jan 1, 1985 Book: Sleepless Nights, Iron Press Jan 1, 1997 Book: A Kind of Heaven, Iron Press Jan 1, 1998 Book: Skellig, Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 1998 Arts Council Writers' Award (for Literature for Young People Jul 29, 1998 1998 Carnegie Medal Skellig Oct 28, 1998 Whitbread Children's Book Award Skellig Jan 1, 1999 Book: Kit's Wilderness, Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 2000 Book: Counting Stars, Hodder Children's Books Jun 1, 2000 Book: Heaven Eyes, Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 2001 Book: Secret Heart, Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 2002 book: Skellig: A Play, Hodder Children's Books Jun 20, 2002 Book: Where Your Wings Were, Hodder Children's Books Nov 30, 2002 Book: Wild Girl, Wild Boy: A Play, Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 2003 The Fire-Eaters Hodder Children's Books Jan 1, 2003 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize (shortlist) The Fire Eaters Jan 1, 2004 Book: the Cat and the Moon Jan 1, 2005 Book: hodder children´s books Jan 1, 2007 Book: Click (contributor), Scholastic Jul 15, 2007 Book: My Dad's a Birdman (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) Walker Jan 1, 2008 Book: Jackdaw Summer Hodder Children's Books Jul 15, 2008 Book: The Savage (illustrated by Dave McKean) Walker Jul 18, 2009 Book: Slog's Dad (illustrated by Dave McKean) Walker Jan 1, 2010 Book: My Name is Mina Hodder Children's Books Jul 15, 2010 Book: The Boy Who Climbed Into The Moon (illustrated by Polly Dunbar) Walker