Biography
Peter Dickinson was born in Africa, but raised and educated in England. From 1952 to 1969 he was on the editorial staff of Punch (magazine), and since then has earned his living writing fiction of various kinds for adults and children. He was the first author to win the Crime Writers' Association Golden Dagger for two books running and the first author to win the Carnegie Medal twice. His books for children have been published in many languages throughout the world. His latest novel, Angel Isle, was published in 2007 by Macmillan Children's Books in the UK and by Wendy Lamb Books (Random House) in the USA.
He has been chairman of the Society of Authors and is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature He is twice married, with four children and six grandchildren.
Read more about this topic: The Weir: Poems By Peter Dickinson
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