# Melvin Burgess

> Melvin Burgess is a British writer of children's fiction. He became famous in 1996 with the publication of Junk, about heroin-addicted teenagers on the streets of Bristol. In Britain, Junk became one of the best-known young adult books of the decade. Burgess won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British author. For the 10th anniversary in 2007 it was named one of the top ten Medal-winning works, selected by a panel to compose the ballot for a public election of the all-time favourite.

*British children's writer*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/melvin-burgess

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** Spain
- **Born:** 1954-04-25
- **Status:** living
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 47.8 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: FALLING)
- **Historical depth:** 15.8 / 100
- **Now attention:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 70.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 65.0 / 100

## Platforms
- **IMDB**: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0121326/ (@nm0121326)
- **WEBSITE**: http://melvinburgess.net/

## Sources
- [Discogs](https://www.discogs.com/artist/431001)
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- [Melvin Burgess](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Burgess)
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- [Бёрджесс, Мелвин](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%91%D1%91%D1%80%D0%B4%D0%B6%D0%B5%D1%81%D1%81%2C_%D0%9C%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%BD)
- [Melvin Burgess](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvin_Burgess)
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- [MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/artist/29172b33-e747-4645-bdf7-a16dfbcf222d)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q951657)
- [Melvin Burgess](https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1254826)

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