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Melvin Burgess

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British children's writer

SpainWritersBorn 1954 · age 72
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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.

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Awards 3

2022Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
1997Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
1996Carnegie Medal

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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.

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Spain
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Writers
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living
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Born 1954 · age 72
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15 languages

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