Biography about anne fine
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Anne Fine (1947-) Biography
Born 1947, in Leicester, England; Education: University of Warwick, B.A. (with honors), 1968.
Addresses
Agent—David Higham Associates, Limited, 5-8 Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England.
Career
Writer. English teacher at Cardinal Wiseman Girls' Secondary School, 1968-70; Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, Oxford, England, assistant information officer, 1970-71; Saughton Jail, Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher, 1971-72; freelance writer, 1973—. Volunteer for Amnesty International.
Honors Awards
Guardian/ Kestrel Award nominations, 1978, for The Summer-House Loon, 1983, for The Granny Project, and 1987, for Madame Doubtfire; Scottish Arts Council Book Award, 1986, for The Killjoy; Observer Prize for Teenage Fiction nomination, 1987, for Madame Doubtfire; Parents' Choice award, 1988, for Alias Madame Doubtfire; Smarties (6-8) Award, and Carnegie Highly Commended designation, both 1990, both for Bill's New Fr
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Anne Fine
British children's and adult writer (born 1947)
Anne FineOBE FRSL (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal kultur of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.[2]
Fine has written more than seventy children's books, including two winners of the annual Carnegie Medal and three highly commended runners-up.[3][a] For some of those fem books she also won the Guardian Prize, one Smarties Prize, two Whitbread Awards, and she was twice the Children's Author of the Year.
For her contribution as a children's writer, Fine was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1998.[4][5] From 2001 to 2003, she was the second Children's Laureate in the UK.[6]
Early life
[edit]Fine was born and raised in Leicester and educated in neighbouring midland counties of England. She attended Northampton Hi
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Anne Fine facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Anne Fine OBE FRSL | |
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Fine in 2024 | |
| Born | (1947-12-07) 7 December 1947 (age 77) Leicester, Leicestershire, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Alma mater | University of Warwick |
| Period | 1978–present |
| Genre | Children's literature (all ages); black comedy |
| Notable works | |
| Notable awards | Carnegie Medal 1989, 1992 Guardian Prize 1990 |
| Spouse | Kit Fine (divorced) |
| Partner | Dick Warren |
| Children | Cordelia Fine Ione Fine |
Anne FineOBE FRSL (born 7 December 1947) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in 2003.
Fine has written more than seventy children's books, including two winners of the annual Carnegie Medal and three highly commended runners-up. For some of those five books she also won the Guardian Prize, one Smarties Prize, two Whitbread Awards, and she was twice the Childre