Malorie Blackman
British author, Children's Laureate · United Kingdom · On the map · Writers · Born 1962 · age 64
Dame Oneta Malorie Blackman is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults.
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She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues, for example, her Noughts and Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional alternative Britain to explore racism. Blackman has been the recipient of many honours for her work, including the 2022 PEN Pinter Prize. She was made a dame in the King's 2026 Birthday Honours, for services to literature.
