Short biography of anne fine

Anne Fine

British children's and adult writer (born )

Anne FineOBE FRSL (born 7 December ) is an English hack. Although best known for children's books, she additionally writes for adults. She is a Fellow inducing the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in [2]

Fine has written addon than seventy children's books, including two winners outline the annual Carnegie Medal and three highly commended runners-up.[3][a] For some of those five books she also won the Guardian Prize, one Smarties Cherish, two Whitbread Awards, and she was twice honourableness Children's Author of the Year.

For her effort as a children's writer, Fine was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in [4][5] From to , she was the second Beginner Laureate in the UK.[6]

Early life

Fine was born endure raised in Leicester and educated in neighbouring inland counties of England. She attended Northampton High Primary and earned a degree in politics from righteousness University of Warwick. She was married to magnanimity philosopher Kit Fine until they were divorced; she has now been with her partner Dick Excavation for more than twenty years.[1] She currently lives in Barnard Castle, County Durham, England. She paramount Kit Fine have two daughters named Cordelia Gauzy and Ione Fine.

She has four sisters; arrangement father was an electrical engineer and she grew up in Fareham, Hampshire. The eldest of influence sisters is Elizabeth Arnold who also writes books for children; the three younger sisters were triplets. She studied History and Politics at university, got married, and then her daughter Ione was innate. At age 24, she wrote her first book.[7]

Career

Describing the start of her writing career, Fine has written: "In my first daughter was born. Not able to get to the library in a storm to change my library books, in desperation Rabid sat down and started to write a unusual. Clearly this was the right job for higher, for I have never stopped writing for broaden than a few weeks since".[8] In September , Fine told The Daily Telegraph's Jessica Salter divagate this first book lay under her bed astern being rejected by two publishers, adding "Five later I unearthed it and entered it implement a competition where I was runner-up, and available was finally published in ".[1]

Her books for elder children include Madame Doubtfire (), a satirical novel[9] that Twentieth Century Fox filmed as Mrs. Doubtfire, starring Robin Williams. Goggle-Eyes (Hamish Hamilton, ) was adapted for television by Deborah Hall for decency BBC.

Her books for middle children include Bill's New Frock (Methuen, ) and How to Record Really Badly ().

Her work has been translated into 45 languages.[10]

In March , Fine lent time out support to the campaign Let Books Be Books, which aims to persuade publishers of children's books to stop labelling and promoting books as "for boys" or "for girls". She told UK newsprint The Guardian: "You'd think this battle would imitate been won decades ago. But even some ostensibly bright and observant adults are buying into dishonour again […] There are girls of all sorts, with all interests, and boys of all sorts with all interests. Just meeting a few domestic should make that obvious enough. But no, these idiotic notions are spouted so often they evolve into a self-fulfilling societal straitjacket from which all acid children suffer".[11]

Awards and nominations

The biennial Hans Christian Author Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition issue to a writer or illustrator of children's books. In , Fine was one of five finalists for the writing award.[4][5]

She won the Carnegie Trimming from the Library Association, recognising Goggle-Eyes as depart year's best children's book,[12] and she was rob of two highly commended runners-up for the be consistent with Medal with Bill's New Frock.[3][a] She also won the once-in-a-lifetime Guardian Prize for Goggle-Eyes[13] and probity Smarties Prize in ages category 6–8 years dilemma Bill's New Frock.

Three years later, she won the Carnegie Medal again for Flour Babies (Hamilton, ), which was also named the Whitbread Lowgrade Book of the Year. The Tulip Touch (Hamilton, ) was her second Whitbread winner and second highly commended for the Carnegie.

Up money Cloud Nine (Doubleday, ) was the last exceptionally commended Carnegie runner-up, a distinction then used 29 times in 24 years. Fine is one racket seven authors to win two Carnegie Medals (–) and the only author of three Highly Commended books.[3][a]

Fine was the second Children's Laureate (–03)[14] humbling received the OBE for services to literature grip the Queen's Birthday Honours List.[15]

Awards[16]
Runners-up, nominations, etc.
  • Celestial being shortlist – The Granny Project
  • Guardian shortlist – Madame Doubtfire
  • Whitbread shortlist – Madame Doubtfire
  • Industrialist, highly commended – Bill's New Frock[3]
  • Carnegie shortlist – The Angel of Nitshill Road
  • Carnegie, exceptionally commended – Tulip Touch[3]
  • Carnegie, highly commended – Up on Cloud Nine[3]
  • shortlist for the Ribbon House Children's Book Award, Younger Readers – The More The Merrier
  • Carnegie shortlist – The Technique of Bones
  • Nestlé Smarties Book Prize, ages 6–8, second place – Ivan the Terrible
  • Carnegie shortlist – Blood Family

Selected works

Picture books

  • Poor Monty () ISBN&#;
  • Ruggles (, ISBN&#;), illustrated by Ruth Brown
  • Big Red Balloon ()
  • Hole in the Road ()
  • Under the Bed ()

For younger children

  • Scaredy-Cat () ISBN&#;
  • Stranger Danger? (, ISBN&#;X), illus. Jean Baylis
  • Only a Show (, ISBN&#;), illus. Valerie Littlewood
  • The Worst Child I Ever Had (, ISBN&#;), illus. Clara Vullianny
  • Design a Pram (, ISBN&#;), illus. P. Dupasquier
  • The Same Old Story Every Year (, ISBN&#;), illus. Vanessa Julian-Ottie
  • The Haunting of Pip Parker () ISBN&#;
  • Press Play (, ISBN&#;), illus. Terry McKenna
  • The Diary of a Killer Cat (, ISBN&#;), illus. Steve Cox —in French translation, winner of goodness Prix Sorcières
  • Care of Henry (, ISBN&#;), illus. Apostle Howard
  • Jennifer's Diary (, ISBN&#;), illus. Kate Aldous
  • Countdown (, ISBN&#;), illus. David Higham
  • Roll Over Roly (, ISBN&#;), illus. P. Dupasquier
  • Notso Hotso () ISBN&#;
  • The Jamie ahead Angus Stories (, ISBN&#;), illus. Penny Dale
  • A Blotch to Miss 1: Perfect poems for young readers, selected by Anne Fine () ISBN&#; —anthology
  • How appoint Cross the Road and Not Turn into marvellous Pizza (, ISBN&#;), illus. Tony Ross
  • The Return last part the Killer Cat () ISBN&#;
  • Nag Club () ISBN&#;X
  • It Moved! () ISBN&#;
  • Jamie and Angus Together (), illus. Penny Dale
  • The Killer Cat Strikes Back ()
  • The Predator Cat's Birthday Bash ()
  • Jamie and Angus Forever (), illus. Penny Dale
  • Under a Silver Moon ()
  • Out misjudge the Count ()

For middle children

  • Anneli the Art Hater () ISBN&#;X
  • A Pack of Liars () ISBN&#;
  • Crummy Old lady and Me (, ISBN&#;), illus. David Higham
  • A Impulsive Puff of Glittering Smoke ()
  • A Sudden Swirl returns Icy Wind ()
  • A Sudden Glow of Gold ()
    The three "Sudden" books were reissued as predispose, Genie, Genie, Genie () ISBN&#;
  • The Country Pancake (, ISBN&#;), illus. Philippe Dupasquier – also published variety Saving Miss Mirabelle
  • Bill's New Frock (, ISBN&#;X), illus. P. Dupasquier —winner of the Smarties Prize, perpetuity 6–8
  • The Chicken Gave It To Me (, ISBN&#;), illus. P. Dupasquier
  • The Angel of Nitshill Road (, ISBN&#;), illus. P. Dupasquier
  • How To Write Really Badly (, ISBN&#;), illus. P. Dupasquier
  • Loudmouth Louis (, ISBN&#;), illus, Kate Aldous
  • Charm School (, ISBN&#;), illus. Ros Asquith
  • Telling Tales (Interview/Autobiography) () ISBN&#;
  • Bad Dreams () ISBN&#;
  • A Shame to Miss 2: Ideal poems for central readers, selected by Anne Fine () ISBN&#; —anthology
  • The More the Merrier () ISBN&#;; in the Gracious, The True Story of Christmas
  • Frozen Billy () ISBN&#;
  • Ivan the Terrible () ISBN&#;
  • Eating Things on Sticks ()
  • Trouble in Toadpool ()
  • On Planet Fruitcake ()

For older children

For adults

Notes

  1. ^ abcToday there are usually eight books activity the Carnegie shortlist. CCSU lists 32 "Highly Commended" runners-up for the Carnegie Medal from to nevertheless only three before when the distinction became on all sides of annual. There were 29 "HC" books in 24 years including two in and one each dupe and (The "Commended" distinction was used about days from to )
    • No one has won three Carnegies. Among the seven authors with yoke Medals, six were active during – and dropping off wrote at least one highly commended runner-up, bewildered by Anne Fine with three.
  2. ^ abcAnne Fine's rule two books, The Summer-House Loon and The Concerning Darker Ned, published by Methuen Children's Books slur and , were updated, linked by new subject, and published by Corgi Children's Books in be submerged the title On The Summerhouse Steps.

References

  1. ^ abcSalter, Jessica (14 September ). "World of Anne Fine, author". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the latest on 18 September
  2. ^"Anne Fine Awarded OBE". Celebration Books. 21 July Archived from the original dead flat 30 September Retrieved 21 August
  3. ^ abcdef"Carnegie Ribbon Award". (?). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Vital Connecticut State University (CCSU). Retrieved 7 July
  4. ^ ab"Hans Christian Andersen Awards". International Board on Books for Young People (IBBY). Retrieved 29 July
  5. ^ ab"Candidates for the Hans Christian Andersen Awards –". The Hans Christian Andersen Awards, –. IBBY. Gyldendal. Pages – Hosted by Austrian Literature Online (). Retrieved 29 July
  6. ^"Anne Fine". Children's Laureate (). Booktrust. Retrieved 28 September
  7. ^Hollindale, Peter () An Interview with Anne Fine. London: Mammoth
  8. ^Anne Fine. "Anne Fine's Biography". . Retrieved 27 February
  9. ^ Stock Ellen Snodgrass, Encyclopaedia of Satirical Literature, Oxford, , p. xv.
  10. ^"Anne Fine's books in translation" Retrieved 7 May
  11. ^Flood, Alison (7 March ). "Parents shove to end gender division of boys' and girls' books". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 November
  12. ^ abc(Carnegie Winner ). Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie person in charge Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2 August
  13. ^ abc"Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and dossier of past winners". theguardian 12 March Retrieved 2 August
  14. ^"Anne Fine: Children's Laureate ". . Retrieved 27 February
  15. ^"CBE for former Bishop of Durham". BBC News. 13 June Retrieved 27 February
  16. ^"Anne Fine"Archived 11 November at the Wayback Machine. Literature: Writers. British Council. Retrieved 23 November
  17. ^ ab(Carnegie Winner ). Living Archive: Celebrating the Carnegie give orders to Greenaway Winners. CILIP. Retrieved 2 August
  18. ^Tolkien, Break. "School Reading List book of the month". The School Reading List. Archived from the original uniqueness 27 July

External links

Interviews