# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/laurie-halse-anderson
# Generated: 2026-08-15T12:59:26.888Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/laurie-halse-anderson"
name: "Laurie Halse Anderson"
slug: "laurie-halse-anderson"
description: "Laurie Halse Anderson is an American writer, known for children's and young adult novels. She received the Margaret A. Edwards Award from the American Library Association in 2010 for her contribution to young adult literature and in 2023 she received the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award."
tagline: "American children's writer"
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category:
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1961-10-23"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump