Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of

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from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''Noughts and Crosses'' series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work including, most recently, the 2022

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Early life

Malorie Blackman was born in

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, and grew up in

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, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from

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and had come to Britain as part of the "

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"; her father was a bus driver and her mother worked in a pyjama factory. At school, Malorie wanted to be an English teacher, but she grew up to become a

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instead. She earned an HNC at

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and is a graduate of the

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Author

Blackman's first book was ''Not So Stupid!'', a collection of horror and science fiction stories for young adults, published in November 1990. Since then, she has written more than 60 children's books, including novels and short story collections, and also television

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and a

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. Her work has won more than 15 awards. Blackman's television scripts include episodes of the long-running children's drama ''

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'' as well as television adaptations of her novels ''Whizziwig'' and ''Pig-Heart Boy''. She became the first

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writer to work on ''

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'' ever (something almost accomplished by Robin Mukherjee 29 years earlier, during the run of the original series with the unmade '' Alixion''). Her books have been translated into over 15 languages including

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, Japanese, Chinese and

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. Blackman's award-winning ''Noughts & Crosses series'', exploring love, racism and violence, is set in a fictional

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. Explaining her choice of title, in a 2007 interview for the BBC's ''Blast'' website, Blackman said that

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is "one of those games that nobody ever plays after

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, because nobody ever wins". In an interview for ''

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'', Blackman said that before writing ''Noughts & Crosses'', her

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s' ethnicities had never been central to the plots of her books. She has also said: "I wanted to show black children just getting on with their lives, having adventures, and solving their dilemmas, like the characters in all the books I read as a child." Blackman eventually decided to address racism directly. She reused some details from her own experience, including an occasion when she needed a

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and found they were designed to be inconspicuous only on white people's skin. ''The Times'' interviewer

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speculated about the delay for the ''Noughts & Crosses'' series to be published in the

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: "though there was considerable interest, 9/11 killed off the possibility of publishing any book describing what might drive someone to become a terrorist". ''Noughts and Crosses'' is now available in the US published under the title ''Black & White'' (Simon & Schuster Publishers, 2005). ''Noughts & Crosses'' was No. 61 on the Big Read list, a 2003 BBC survey to find "The Nation's Best-Loved Book", with more votes than ''

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'', several

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novels and ''

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''. She was appointed

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(OBE) in the

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. In June 2013, Blackman was announced as the new Children's Laureate, succeeding

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. In 2022, Blackman was chosen as winner of the

, becoming the first writer of children's and Young Adult books to receive the accolade. In her acceptance address at the

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in October 2022, she named Dr

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as the International Writer of Courage with whom she would share the prize.

Personal life

Malorie Blackman lives with her husband and daughter in

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, England. In her free time, she likes to play her piano, compose, play computer games and write poetry. She is the subject of a biography for children by

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. In March 2014, Blackman joined other prominent authors in supporting the

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campaign, which seeks to stop children’s books being labelled as "for girls" or "for boys". In August 2014, Malorie Blackman was one of 200 public figures who were signatories to a letter to ''

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'' opposing

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in the run-up to September's referendum on that issue. Blackman is a contributor to the 2019 anthology ''

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'' (edited by

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) with a letter written to her daughter. In 2019,

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namechecked Blackman in his "Superheroes" song, and in 2022 she appeared in the "Mel Made Me Do It" promo video.

Works

Published works

Novels for young adults and children

* ''Not So Stupid!: Incredible Short Stories'',

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, 1990, * ''Trust Me'', Livewire, 1992, . Corgi Children's, 2013, * ''Words Last Forever'', Mammoth, 1998, * The ''Noughts & Crosses'' series, in reading order: **''Noughts & Crosses'', Doubleday, 2001, **''Callum'' (

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), RHCP Digital 2012, **''An Eye for an Eye'', (novella), Corgi Children's, 2003, **''Knife Edge'', Doubleday, 2004, **''Checkmate'', Doubleday, 2005, **''Double Cross'', Doubleday, 6 November 2008 **''Nought Forever'' (novella), Penguin, 2019 **''Crossfire'', Penguin, 8 August 2019 **''Endgame'', Penguin, 16 September 2021 * ''The Stuff of Nightmares'', Doubleday, 2007, * '' Boys Don't Cry'', Doubleday Children's, 2010. Corgi Children's, 2011, * ''Unheard Voices: An Anthology of Stories and Poems to Commemorate the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade'', ed. Malorie Blackman, Corgi Children's, 2007, * ''Noble Conflict'', Doubleday Children's, 2013,

Short stories for young adults

* "Humming Through My Fingers" in the multi-author collection ''Shining On: A Collection of Stories in Aid of the Teen Cancer Trust'', Picadilly Press, 2006, * Short story in the multi-author collection ''The Crew and Other Teen Fiction'', Heinemann Library,

Novels for children

* ''Hacker'', Doubleday, 1992, * ''Operation Gadgetman!'', Doubleday, 1993, * ''Jack Sweettooth the 73rd'', Viking Children's Books, 1995, * ''The Space Stowaway'', Ginn, 1995, * ''

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'' (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Viking Children's Books, 1995, * ''Thief!'', Doubleday, 1995, * ''A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E'', Doubleday, 1996, * '' Pig-Heart Boy'', Doubleday, 1997, * ''Animal Avengers'' (illustrated by Bill Greenhead and Stik), Mammoth, 1999, * ''Dangerous Reality'', Doubleday, 1999, * ''Don't Be Afraid'' (illustrated by Bob Harvey), Ginn, 1999, * ''Forbidden Game'', Puffin Books, 1999, * ''Hostage'' (illustrated by Derek Brazell), Barrington Stoke, 1999, * ''Tell Me No Lies'', Macmillan Children's Books, 1999, * ''Whizziwig Returns'' (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Puffin, 1999, * ''Dead Gorgeous'', Doubleday, 2002, * '' Cloud Busting'', Doubleday, 2004, * ''The Deadly Dare Mysteries'' (contents: ''Deadly Dare'', 1995, ''Computer Ghost'', 1997, ''Lie Detectives'' , 1998; illustrated by Neil Chapman), Corgi Children's, 2005, * ''Whizziwig and Whizziwig Returns'' (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Corgi Children's, 2005, * ''

: The Ripple Effect'', Puffin, 2013

Short stories for children

* "Contact" in the multi-author collection ''Out of This World: Stories of Virtual Reality'' (chosen by Wendy Cooling), Dolphin, 1997, * ''Aesop's Fables'' (retold by Malorie Blackman, illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Scholastic, 1998, * "Dare to be Different" (illustrated by Jane Ray) in the multi-author collection ''Dare to be Different'',

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, 1999, * "Peacemaker" in the multi-author collection ''Peacemaker and Other Stories'' (illustrated by Peter Richardson and David Hine), Heinemann Educational, 1999,

Books for new readers

* The Betsey Biggalow stories: ** ''Betsey Biggalow the Detective'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ** ''Betsey Biggalow is Here!'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ** ''Hurricane Betsey'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1993, ** ''Magic Betsey'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1994, ** ''Betsey's Birthday Surprise'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1996, *The Girl Wonder series: ** ''Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins'' (illustrated by Pat Ludlow), Orion Children's Books, 1991, ** ''Girl Wonder's Winter Adventures'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Orion Children's Books, 1992, ** ''Girl Wonder to the Rescue'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Gollancz, 1994, ** ''The Amazing Adventures of Girl Wonder'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Barn Owl Books, 2003, * The Puzzle Planet adventures: ** ''Peril on Planet Pellia'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ** ''The Mellion Moon Mystery'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ** ''The Secret of the Terrible Hand'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ** ''Quasar Quartz Quest'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs) Orchard Books, 1996, * The Longman Book Project (with translations to Welsh): ** ''Rachel versus Bonecrusher the Mighty'', Longman, 1994, ** ''Rachel and the Difference Thief'' (illustrated by Kim Harley), Longman, 1994, ** ''Crazy Crocs'' (with Alexander McCall Smith and Sally-Ann Lever), Longman, 1994, * ''Elaine You're a Brat!'' (illustrated by Doffy Weir), Orchard Books, 1991, * ''My Friend's a Gris-Quok'' (illustrated by Philip Hopman), Scholastic, 1994, * ''Grandma Gertie's Haunted Handbag'' (illustrated by David Price), Heinemann, 1996, * ''Space Race'' (illustrated by Colin Mier), Corgi Children's, 1997, * ''Fangs'' (illustrated by Tony Blundell), Orchard Books, 1998, * ''Snow Dog'' (illustrated by Sabrina Good), Corgi Children's, 2001, * ''The Monster Crisp-Guzzler'' (illustrated by Sami Sweeten), Corgi Children's, 2002, * ''Sinclair, Wonder Bear'' (illustrated by Deborah Allwright), Egmont Books, 2003,

Picture books

* ''That New Dress'' (illustrated by Rhian Nest James), Hodder Wayland, 1991, * ''Mrs Spoon's Family'' (illustrated by Jan McCafferty), Andersen Press, 1995, * ''Dizzy's Walk'' (illustrated by Pamela Venus),

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, 1999, * ''Marty Monster'' (illustrated by Kim Harley), Tamarind Books, 1999, * ''I Want a Cuddle!'' (illustrated by Joanne Partis), Orchard Books, 2001, * ''Jessica Strange'' (with Alison Bartlett), Hodder Children's Books, 2002, * Contributed to ''A Christmas Tree of Stories'', Scholastic Press, 1999,

Television scripts

Stage plays

*''The Amazing Rob The Mechanic'' *''Noughts and Crosses''

Radio scripts

*''Noughts and Crosses''

Awards and nominations

Body of work

* 1997, Excelle/Write Thing Children's Author of the Year Award. * 2005,

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Eleanor Farjeon Award The Eleanor Farjeon Award is made for distinguished service to the world of British children's books and is given to someone whose commitment and contribution is deemed to be outstanding. Founded in 1966, it is presented annually in memory of the ce ...

. * 2013,

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Black Tentacle for "outstanding achievement in encouraging and elevating the conversation around genre literature" * 2022,

Novels

For ''Hacker'' (1995)

* 1994, W.H. Smith Mind Boggling Book of the Year Award. * 1994, Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Children's Book of the Year Award. * 1995, Birmingham/TSB Children's Book Award (shortlist).

For ''A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E'' (1997)

* 1997, Stockport Children's Book of the Year Award (Key Stage 3 category). * 1997, Stockton-on-Tees Children's Book Award (shortlisted). * 1998, Sheffield Children's Book Award (highly commended). * 2001, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted).

For ''Pig-Heart Boy'' (1997)

* 1998, Carnegie Medal (shortlist). * 1998, UKRA Award. * 1999, Lancashire Children's Book of the Year (shortlist). * 1999, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award.

For ''Tell Me No Lies'' (1999)

* 1999, Stockport Children's Book Award (shortlisted) (Key Stage 4 category).

For ''Dead Gorgeous'' (2002)

* 2003, Calderdale Book of the Year (shortlist). * 2003, Salford Children's Book Award (shortlist).

For books in the ''Noughts & Crosses'' series

* 2002, Lancashire Children's Book of the Year. * 2002,

Red House Children's Book Award The Federation of Children's Book Groups Children's Book Award is a set of annual literary prizes for children's books published in the U.K. during the preceding calendar year. It recognises one "Overall" winner and one book in each of three cat ...

. * 2002, Sheffield Children's Book Award. * 2003, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award. * 2004, Fantastic Fiction Award. * 2005, Berkshire Book Award (shortlist). * 2005, Lancashire Children's Book of the Year (shortlist). * 2005, Redbridge Teenage Book Award (shortlist). * 2006, Lancashire Children's Book of the Year (shortlist). * 2006, Staffordshire Young People's Book of the Year.

For ''Cloud Busting'' (2004)

* 2004,

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(Silver Award) (6–8 years category). * 2005, Redbridge Children's Book Award (shortlist). * 2005, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted). * 2006, Nottingham Children's Book Award (shortlist) (10–11 years category). * 2006, West Sussex Children's Book Award (shortlist).

For ''Crossfire'' (2019)

* 2019, Costa Children’s Book Award (Shortlist).

Television adaptations

For ''Pig-Heart Boy''

* 2000, BAFTA Best Drama. * 2000, Race and Media Best Drama Award. * 2000,

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Award (Children's Drama category). * 2001, Chicago TV Festival (shortlist). * 2001, Prix Danube Children's Jury Prize.

For the ''Doctor Who'' episode "Rosa"

* 2019,

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for Best Dramatic Presentation (Short Form), nominated

References

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