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K.M. Peyton

British children's writer (1929-2023) · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Died at 94

Kathleen Wendy Herald Peyton, who wrote primarily as K. M. Peyton, was a British author of fiction for children and young adults in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Awards

Guardian Children's Fiction Prize1970
Carnegie Medal1969
Member of the Order of the British Empire

About this person

Country
United Kingdom
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2023 · aged 94

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