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(b.David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling.
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists' commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing. He then returned to Newcastle, where he worked as a part-time Special Needs teacher and edited the literary fiction journal Panurge. He is an experienced creative writing teacher and has worked for the Arvon Foundation and for schools, colleges and universities and is in demand as a speaker at festivals and conferences around the world.
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists' commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing. He then returned to Newcastle, where he worked as a part-time Special Needs teacher and edited the literary fiction journal Panurge. He is an experienced creative writing teacher and has worked for the Arvon Foundation and for schools, colleges and universities and is in demand as a speaker at festivals and conferences around the world.
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, General Fiction, Children's Fiction
Novels
A Kind of Heaven (1997)
Sleepless Nights (1998)
Kit's Wilderness (1999)
Heaven Eyes (2000)
Secret Heart (2001)
The Fire-Eaters (2003)
Clay (2005)
Click (2007) (with Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki, Linda Sue Park and Tim Wynne-Jones)
My Dad's a Birdman (2007)
The Savage (2008)
Raven Summer (2009)
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon (2010)
Slog's Dad (2010)
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (2011)
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2012)
The Tightrope Walkers (2014)
A Song for Ella Grey (2014)
The Tale of Angelino Brown (2017)
Island (2017)
The Colour of the Sun (2018)
War is Over (2018)
Brand New Boy (2020)
Bone Music (2021)
Paper Boat, Paper Bird (2022)
Sleepless Nights (1998)
Kit's Wilderness (1999)
Heaven Eyes (2000)
Secret Heart (2001)
The Fire-Eaters (2003)
Clay (2005)
Click (2007) (with Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Deborah Ellis, Nick Hornby, Margo Lanagan, Gregory Maguire, Ruth Ozeki, Linda Sue Park and Tim Wynne-Jones)
My Dad's a Birdman (2007)
The Savage (2008)
Raven Summer (2009)
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon (2010)
Slog's Dad (2010)
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (2011)
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2012)
The Tightrope Walkers (2014)
A Song for Ella Grey (2014)
The Tale of Angelino Brown (2017)
Island (2017)
The Colour of the Sun (2018)
War is Over (2018)
Brand New Boy (2020)
Bone Music (2021)
Paper Boat, Paper Bird (2022)
Omnibus
Collections
Out of This World (2000) (with Helen Cresswell, Roald Dahl, Jenny Nimmo, Andrew Norris, Philip Ridley, J K Rowling, Robert Swindells, Kate Thompson and Kaye Umansky)
Counting Stars (2000)
Where Your Wings Were (2002)
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2007)
Free? (2009) (with Ibtisam Barakat, Malorie Blackman, Theresa Breslin, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Ursula Dubosarsky, Jamila Gavin, Patricia McCormick, Margaret Mahy, Michael Morpurgo, Sarah Mussi, Meja Mwangi and Rita Williams-Garcia)
Two Plays (2010)
Nesting (2013)
Half a Creature from the Sea (2014)
The Great War (2015) (with John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée De Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A L Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone and Sheena Wilkinson)
Counting Stars (2000)
Where Your Wings Were (2002)
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2007)
Free? (2009) (with Ibtisam Barakat, Malorie Blackman, Theresa Breslin, Eoin Colfer, Roddy Doyle, Ursula Dubosarsky, Jamila Gavin, Patricia McCormick, Margaret Mahy, Michael Morpurgo, Sarah Mussi, Meja Mwangi and Rita Williams-Garcia)
Two Plays (2010)
Nesting (2013)
Half a Creature from the Sea (2014)
The Great War (2015) (with John Boyne, Tracy Chevalier, Ursula Dubosarsky, Timothée De Fombelle, Adèle Geras, A L Kennedy, Michael Morpurgo, Marcus Sedgwick, Tanya Lee Stone and Sheena Wilkinson)
Plays
Picture Books
Kate, the Cat and the Moon (2004)
Jackdaw Summer (2008)
The Dam (2018)
Annie Lumsden, The Girl from the Sea (2020)
The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds (2022)
A Way to the Stars (2023)
Jackdaw Summer (2008)
The Dam (2018)
Annie Lumsden, The Girl from the Sea (2020)
The Woman Who Turned Children into Birds (2022)
A Way to the Stars (2023)
Novellas
Chapter Books
Awards
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David Almond recommends
Fleshmarket (2003)
Nicola Morgan
"A dramatic and thought-provoking book. Nicola Morgan is a fine writer."
Between Sky and Earth (2013)
(Vango, book 1)
Timothée De Fombelle
"Exciting, unusual, and beautifully written."
Amber & Clay (2021)
Laura Amy Schlitz
"Schlitz is such a bold and intelligent writer. It’s a beautifully written tale."
No Season but the Summer (2023)
Matilda Leyser
"What a wonderful writer. Matilda Leyser's work is precise, poetic, hard-edged, rhythmical. It seethes with life, and feels both ancient and brand new."
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