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David Almond
(b.1951)David Almond was born in Newcastle upon Tyne in 1951 and grew up in the small mining town of Felling.
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists' commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing. He then returned to Newcastle, where he worked as a part-time Special Needs teacher and edited the literary fiction journal Panurge. He is an experienced creative writing teacher and has worked for the Arvon Foundation and for schools, colleges and universities and is in demand as a speaker at festivals and conferences around the world.
He was educated at the University of East Anglia and Newcastle Polytechnic. After graduating he worked as a teacher for five years before moving to a remote artists' commune in Norfolk to concentrate on his writing. He then returned to Newcastle, where he worked as a part-time Special Needs teacher and edited the literary fiction journal Panurge. He is an experienced creative writing teacher and has worked for the Arvon Foundation and for schools, colleges and universities and is in demand as a speaker at festivals and conferences around the world.
Awards: Printz (2001), Carnegie (1999) see all
Genres: Young Adult Fiction, Young Adult Fantasy, General Fiction
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Novels
A Kind of Heaven (1997)
Sleepless Nights (1998)
Kit's Wilderness (1999)
Heaven Eyes (2000)
Secret Heart (2001)
The Fire-Eaters (2003)
Clay (2005)
Click (2007) (with others)
My Dad's a Birdman (2007)
The Savage (2008)
Raven Summer (2009)
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon (2010)
Slog's Dad (2010)
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (2011)
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2012)
The Tightrope Walkers (2014)
A Song for Ella Grey (2014)
The Tale of Angelino Brown (2017)
The Colour of the Sun (2018)
War is Over (2018)
Brand New Boy (2020)
Bone Music (2021)
Paper Boat, Paper Bird (2022)
Puppet (2024)
The Falling Boy (2024)
Sleepless Nights (1998)
Kit's Wilderness (1999)
Heaven Eyes (2000)
Secret Heart (2001)
The Fire-Eaters (2003)
Clay (2005)
Click (2007) (with others)
My Dad's a Birdman (2007)
The Savage (2008)
Raven Summer (2009)
The Boy Who Climbed into the Moon (2010)
Slog's Dad (2010)
The True Tale of the Monster Billy Dean (2011)
The Boy Who Swam with Piranhas (2012)
The Tightrope Walkers (2014)
A Song for Ella Grey (2014)
The Tale of Angelino Brown (2017)
The Colour of the Sun (2018)
War is Over (2018)
Brand New Boy (2020)
Bone Music (2021)
Paper Boat, Paper Bird (2022)
Puppet (2024)
The Falling Boy (2024)
Collections
Counting Stars (2000)
Where Your Wings Were (2002)
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2007)
Free? (2009) (with others)
Two Plays (2010)
Nesting (2013)
Half a Creature from the Sea (2014)
The Poet and the Echo (2023) (with others)
Where Your Wings Were (2002)
Mouse Bird Snake Wolf (2007)
Free? (2009) (with others)
Two Plays (2010)
Nesting (2013)
Half a Creature from the Sea (2014)
The Poet and the Echo (2023) (with others)
Novellas and Short Stories
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