Malorie Blackman
has now sold over 1.5 million books in the UK and was one of the nation’s favourite authors in the Â鶹Éç’s BIG READ in 2005.
Malorie had a variety of jobs before she became a full time writer. After 82 rejection letters, her first novel, Not So Stupid!, was a selected title for the 1991 Feminist Book Fortnight.
She has written a number of books for young readers including the Whizziwig series, which have been dramatised successfully for children’s television.
Malorie’s books include Operation Gadgetman!, Hacker, Thief!, A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E., Dangerous Reality and Pig-Heart Boy. Hacker and Thief! both won the Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award - Malorie is the only author to have won it twice! Hacker also won the W H Smith Mind Boggling Book Award in 1994.
Noughts & Crosses is her most ambitious novel to date. Aimed at teenagers, it is set in an alternate reality, where black and white are right and wrong. It is a stimulating and often provocative read in which two young people attempt to make a stand for their beliefs regardless of the horrifying cost to their own lives. It has received much praise and has won the 2002 Children’s Book Award, the 2002 Sheffield Children’s Book Award and the Lancashire Children’s book Award. It was voted one the nation’s 100 favourite books in the Â鶹Éç Big Read survey.
In her spare time, Malorie likes going to the cinema, the theatre and watching TV, enjoys playing computer and board games, and reads absolutely everything... except Westerns.
Malorie was awarded the prestigious Eleanor Farjeon award in 2005.
