Anne Fine, OBE FRSL (born 7 December 1947) is a British author best known for children's literature although she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was awarded an OBE in 2003.
Fine has written more than fifty children's books including two winners of the annual Carnegie Medal in Literature 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 Children's Author of the Year. She was appointed the second British Children's Laureate (2001–2003).
Famous quotes containing the word fine:
“General McLaidlaw: Lena will never marry. She’s not the marrying sort. I see no reason to worry. There’s enough to care for her for the rest of her life.
Mrs. McLaidlaw: I suppose you’re right, dear. I’m afraid she is rather spinsterish.
General McLaidlaw: What’s wrong with that. The old maid’s a respectable institution. All women are not alike. Lena has intellect and a fine solid character.”
—Samson Raphaelson (1896–1983)