# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gillian-rubinstein
# Generated: 2026-08-13T10:08:53.532Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gillian-rubinstein"
name: "Gillian Rubinstein"
slug: "gillian-rubinstein"
description: "Gillian Rubinstein is an English-born children's author and playwright. Born in Potten End, Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire, England, Rubinstein split her childhood between England and Nigeria, moving to Australia in 1973. As well as eight plays, numerous short stories and articles, she has written over 30 books. Her award-winning and hugely popular 1986 debut Space Demons introduced the themes of growing up and fantasy worlds which emerge often in her other writings. Books such as At Ardilla, Foxspell and Galax-Arena all received critical acclaim and multiple awards."
tagline: "British writer of fiction and plays"
gender: "female"
country:
  name: "United Kingdom"
  isoCode: "GB"
category:
  name: "Writers"
  slug: "writers"
profileType:
  name: "Writer / Author"
  slug: "writer"
birthDate: "1942-08-29"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           51.25
  momentum:             15.51792828685259
  historical:           14.52369066666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     70
  profileCompleteness:  65
  trendDirection:       "BREAKOUT"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
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    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2467906/"
    handle:    "nm2467906"
  - platform:  "WEBSITE"
    url:       "http://lianhearn.com/"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
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  - url: "https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gillian_Rubinstein"
    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
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    title: "Gillian Rubinstein"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump