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British writer (born 1962)

Malorie BlackmanOBE (born 8 February 1962) 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. 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.

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Early life and education

Malorie Blackman was born on 8 February 1962^[1] in Merton, London, and grew up in Lewisham, one of five siblings. Her parents were both from Barbados and had come to Britain as part of the "Windrush generation"; her father Joe was a bus driver and her mother Ruby worked in a pyjama factory.^[2] Blackman's father walked out on the family while she was younger, leaving her mother to single-handedly rais Malorie Blackman - Livres, Biographie, Extraits et Photos ...

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