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'''Malorie Blackman''' (born 8 February 1962) is an award-winning British author of literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''[[Noughts and Crosses]]'' series uses the setting of a dystopian society to explore racism.
'''Malorie Blackman''' (born 8 February 1962) is an award-winning British author of literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed ''[[Noughts & Crosses series ]]'' uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism.


''Noughts and Crosses'' was voted number 61 in the BBC's Big Read list of the British public's top 100 books.
==Biography==
Malorie Blackman was born on 8 February 1962 in London.<ref name="Penguin authors">Blackman, Malorie, [http://www.penguin.co.uk/nf/Author/AuthorPage/0,,0_1000003969,00.html Malorie Blackman], Penguin UK Authors, Penguin Books Ltd., 1995–2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-23</ref> While at grammar school, in Peckham, she wanted to be an English teacher but grew up to become a systems programmer instead.<ref name="Craig interview">Craig, Amanda, [http://www.amandacraig.com/pages/journalism/interviews/malorie_blackman.htm Malorie Blackman: the world in photographic negative], The Times, Times Newspapers Limited, 2004-01. Retrieved on 2007-03-27</ref><ref name="Penguin authors" /> She earned a Higher National Certificate at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School.<ref name="Penguin authors" /><ref>[http://www.tate.org.uk/40artists40days/malorie_blackman.html Malorie Blackman], 40 artists, 40 days, Tate Online, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-28</ref> Blackman married her Scottish husband Neil in the early 1980s and their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1995.<ref name="Craig interview"/> Blackman has described herself, "I'm just Malorie Blackman – a black woman writer."<ref name="Penguin authors" />


==Bibliography==
Blackman's first book, ''Not So Stupid'', was a collection of [[horror]] and [[science fiction]] stories for young adults, published in November 1990.<ref name="British Library catalogue">Full Record, [http://catalogue.bl.uk British Library Integrated Catalogue], The British Library Board. Retrieved on 2007-03-28</ref> Since then she has written more than fifty children's books, including novels and short story collections, and also television scripts and a stage play.<ref name="British Library catalogue" /><ref name="multiple awards (first)">[http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519D6BC107d6922CB1VoU30CEDE6 Malorie Blackman], Contemporary Writers, British Council, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-23</ref> Her work has won more than fifteen awards.<ref name="multiple awards (first)" /><ref name="multiple awards (second)">[http://www.randomhouse.co.uk/childrens/grownups/prizes/prizes.htm Awards and Prizes], Kids at Random House, Random House Children's Books. Retrieved on 2007-03-23</ref> Blackman's television scripts include episodes of the long-running, children's drama ''Byker Grove'', as well as television adaptations of her novels ''Whizziwig'' and ''Pig-Heart Boy''.<ref name="multiple awards (first)" /> Her books have been translated into Spanish, Welsh, German, and French.
Blackman has written over 50 books. Her most notable novels with science or science fiction content include (but are not limited to):
* ''Hacker'', Doubleday, 1992
* ''Thief!'', Doubleday, 1995
* ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Doubleday, 1997
* ''[[Noughts & Crosses]]'' (Noughts and Crosses series), Doubleday, 2001
* ''An Eye for an Eye'', novella, (Noughts and Crosses series), Corgi, 2003
* ''Knife Edge'' (Noughts and Crosses series), Doubleday, 2004
* ''Checkmate'' (Noughts and Crosses series), Doubleday, 2005


==Television and theatre scripts==
Blackman's award-winning ''[[Noughts & Crosses series]]'', exploring love, racism, and violence, is set in a fictional [[dystopia]]. Explaining her choice of title, in a 2007 interview for the BBC's ''Blast'' website, Blackman said noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) is "...one of those games that nobody ever plays after childhood, because nobody ever wins..."<ref name="BBC Blast interview">[http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/about/ask/mblackman_transcript.shtml Malorie Blackman - Children and Young People's Writer], Blast, BBC. Retrieved on 2007-03-23</ref> In an interview for ''The Times'', Blackman said that before writing ''Noughts & Crosses'' her [[protagonist]]s' ethnicites were never central to the plots of her books.<ref name="Craig interview"/> She has also said, "I wanted to show black children just getting on with their lives, having adventures, and solving their dilemmas, like the characters in all the books I read as a child."<ref name="Penguin authors" /> Blackman eventually decided to address racism directly.<ref name="Craig interview"/><ref name="BBC Blast interview" /> She reused some details from her own experience, including an occasion when she needed a plaster (adhesive bandage) and found they were designed to be inconspicuous only on white people's skin.<ref name="Craig interview"/> ''The Times'' interviewer Amanda Craig speculated about why the ''Noughts & Crosses'' series hasn't been published in the United States: "though there was considerable interest, 9/11 killed off the possibility of publishing any book describing how someone might become a terrorist."<ref name="Craig interview"/>
* Episodes of ''Byker Grove'' (children's television drama)
 
* Episodes of ''Whizzywig'' (children's television drama)
''Noughts & Crosses'' was #61 on the Big Read list, a 2003 BBC survey to find "The Nation's Best-Loved Book", with more votes than ''A Tale of Two Cities'', several [[Terry Pratchett]] novels, and ''Lord of the Flies''.
* Episodes of ''Pig-Heart Boy'' (children's television drama adapted from Blackman's novel of the same name)
 
* 2002, ''The Amazing Birthday'' (theatrical production)
==Works==
===Published works===
====Novels for young adults====
* ''Not So Stupid!: Incredible Short Stories'', The Women's Press, 1990, ISBN-10: 0704349248
* ''Trust Me'', Livewire, 1992, ISBN-10: 0704349310
* ''Words Last Forever'', Mammoth, 1998, ISBN-10: 074972983X
* The [[Noughts & Crosses series]]
**''Noughts & Crosses'',<ref>Also published as ''Black & White'', Simon Pulse, 2007, ISBN-10: 1416900179</ref> Doubleday, 2001, ISBN-10: 0385600089
**''An Eye for an Eye'',<ref>Also published in ''Noughts & Crosses'', Corgi Children's, 2006, ISBN-10: 0552555703</ref> Corgi Children's, 2003, ISBN-10: 0552549258
**''Knife Edge'', Doubleday, 2004, ISBN-10: 0385605277
**''Checkmate'', Doubleday, 2005, ISBN-10: 0385607733
**''Double Cross'', Doubleday, 2008, ISBN-13: 9780385615518
* ''The Stuff of Nightmares'', Doubleday, 2007, ISBN-10: 0385610432
* ''Unheard Voices: An Anthology of Stories and Poems to Commemorate the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade'', editor Malorie Blackman, Corgi Children's, 2007, ISBN-10: 0552556009
 
====Short stories for young adults====
* "Humming Through My Fingers" in the multi-author collection ''Shining on: A Collection of Stories in Aid of the Teen Cancer Trust'', Picadilly Press, 2006, ISBN-10: 185340893X
* Short story in the multi-author collection ''The Crew and Other Teen Fiction'', Heinemann Library, ISBN-10: 0431018758
 
====Novels for children====
* ''Hacker'', Doubleday, 1992, ISBN-10: 0385402783
* ''Operation Gadgetman!'', Doubleday, 1993, ISBN-10: 0385403372
* ''Jack Sweettooth the 73rd'', Viking Children's Books, 1995, ISBN-10: 0670855391
* ''The Space Stowaway'', Ginn, 1995, ISBN-10: 060226393X
* ''Whizziwig'' (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Viking Children's Books, 1995, ISBN-10: 067085705X
* ''Thief!'', Doubleday, 1996, ISBN-10: 0552528080
* ''A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E'', Doubleday, 1997, ISBN-10: 0552528390
* ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Doubleday, 1997, ISBN-10: 0385406819
* ''Animal Avengers'' (illustrated by Bill Greenhead and Stik), Mammoth, 1999, ISBN-10: 0749735570
* ''Dangerous Reality'', Doubleday, 1999, ISBN-10: 0385406800
* ''Don't Be Afraid'' <ref>Originally published 1997</ref> (illustrated by Bob Harvey), Ginn, 1999, ISBN-10 0602275490
* ''Forbidden Game'', Puffin Books, 1999, ISBN-10: 0141303212
* ''Hostage'' <ref>Also published as ''4u2read.ok Hostage'', Barrington Stoke, 2002,
ISBN-10: 184299056X, and as a "Close Look, Quick Look" photocopiable version for teachers, Barrington Stoke, 2004, ISBN-10: 1842992368</ref> (illustrated by Derek Brazell), Barrington Stoke, 1999, ISBN-10: 1902260120
* ''Tell Me No Lies'', Macmillan Children's Books, 1999, ISBN-10: 0333726456
* ''Whizziwig Returns'' (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Puffin, 1999, ISBN-10: 0141304588
* ''Dead Gorgeous'', Doubleday, 2002, ISBN-10: 0385600097
* ''Cloud Busting'', Doubleday, 2004, ISBN-10: 0385607962
* ''The Deadly Dare Mysteries'' (contents: "Deadly Dare", "Computer Ghost", "Lie Detectives"; illustrated by Neil Chapman), Corgi Children's, 2005, ISBN-10: 0552553530
* ''Whizziwig and Whizziwig Returns'' <ref>Originally published separately as ''Whizziwig'', 1995, and ''Whizzywhig Returns'', 1999</ref> (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Corgi Children's, 2005, ISBN-10: 044086657X
 
====Short stories for children====
* "Contact" in the multi-author collection ''Out of This World: Stories of Virtual Reality'' (chosen by Wendy Cooling), Dolphin, 1997, ISBN-10: 1858816025
* ''Aesop's Fables'' (retold by Malorie Blackman, illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Scholastic, 1998, ISBN-10 0590543822
* "Dare to be Different" (illustrated by Jane Ray) in the multi-author collection ''Dare to be Different'', Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999, ISBN-10: 0747540217
* "Peacemaker" in the multi-author collection ''Peacemaker and Other Stories'' (illustrated by Peter Richardson and David Hine), Heinemann Educational, 1999, ISBN-10 0435116002
 
====Books for new readers====
* The Betsey Biggalow stories:
** ''Betsey Biggalow the Detective'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ISBN-10: 1853401633
** ''Betsey Biggalow is Here!'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ISBN-10: 1853401722
** ''Hurricane Betsey'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1993, ISBN-10: 1853401994
** ''Magic Betsey'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1994, ISBN-10: 1853402370
** ''Betsey's Birthday Surprise'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1996, ISBN-10: 0590558641
* The Girl Wonder series:
** ''Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins'' (illustrated by Pat Ludlow), Orion Children's Books, 1991, ISBN-10: 0575050489
** ''Girl Wonder's Winter Adventures'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Orion Children's Books, 1992, ISBN-10: 0575053836
** ''Girl Wonder to the Rescue'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Gollancz, 1994, ISBN-10 0575057742
** ''The Amazing Adventures of Girl Wonder'' (illustrated by Lis Toft), Barn Owl Books, 2003, ISBN-10: 1903015278
* The Puzzle Planet adventures:
** ''Peril on Planet Pellia'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139358
** ''The Mellion Moon Mystery'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139366
** ''The Secret of the Terrible Hand'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1860393705
** ''Quasar Quartz Quest'' (illustrated by Patrice Aggs) Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139382
* The Longman Book Project (with translations to Welsh):
** ''Rachel versus Bonecrusher the Mighty'', Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582121515
** ''Rachel and the Difference Thief'' (illustrated by Kim Harley), Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582121523
** ''Crazy Crocs'' (with Alexander McCall Smith and Sally-Ann Lever), Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582122082
* ''Elaine You're a Brat!'' <ref>Also published as ''Ellie, and the Cat!'', Orchard Books, 2005, ISBN-10: 1843623919</ref> (illustrated by Doffy Weir), Orchard Books, 1991, ISBN-10: 1852133651
* ''My Friend's a Gris-Quok'' (illustrated by Philip Hopman), Scholastic, 1994, ISBN-10: 0590558641
* ''Grandma Gertie's Haunted Handbag'' (illustrated by David Price), Heinemann, 1996, ISBN-10: 0434972258
* ''Space Race'' (illustrated by Colin Mier), Corgi Children's, 1997, ISBN-10: 0552545422
* ''Fangs'' (illustrated by Tony Blundell), Orchard Books, 1998, ISBN-10: 1860397344
* ''Snow Dog'' (illustrated by Sami Sweeten), Corgi Children's, 2001, ISBN-10: 0552547034
* ''The Monster Crisp-Guzzler'' (illustrated by Sami Sweeten), Corgi Children's, 2002, ISBN-10: 0552547832
* ''Sinclair, Wonder Bear'' (illustrated by Deborah Allwright), Egmont Books, 2003, ISBN-10: 140520589X
 
====Picture books====
* ''That New Dress'' <ref>Also published as ''A New Dress for Maya'', Gary Stevens Publishing, 1992, ISBN-10: 0836807138</ref> (illustrated by Rhian Nest James), Hodder Wayland, 1991, ISBN-10: 0750004428
* ''Mrs Spoon's Family'' (illustrated by Jan McCafferty), Andersen Press, 1995, ISBN-10: 0862645824
* ''Dizzy's Walk'' (illustrated by Pamela Venus), Tamarind, 1999, ISBN-10: 1870516419
* ''Marty Monster'' (illustrated by Kim Harley), Tamarind, 1999, ISBN-10: 1870516427
* ''I Want a Cuddle!'' (illustrated by Joanne Partis), Orchard Books, 2001, ISBN-10: 1841218235
* ''Jessica Strange'' (with Alison Bartlett), Hodder Children's Books, 2002, ISBN-10: 0340779632
* Contributed to ''A Christmas Tree of Stories'', Scholastic Press, 1999, ISBN-10: 0439011922
 
===Television scripts===
* Episodes of ''Byker Grove''
* Episodes of ''Whizzywig''
* Episodes of ''Pig-Heart Boy''
 
===Stage plays===
* 2002, ''The Amazing Birthday''


==Awards and nominations==
==Awards and nominations==
Blackman has won numerous awards for her writing including:
===Body of work===
* 1994, ''Hacker'', W.H. Smith Mind Boggling Book of the Year Award
* 1997, Excelle/Write Thing Children's Author of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 1994, ''Hacker'', Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Children's Book of the Year Award
* 2005, Children's Book Circle's [[Eleanor Farjeon]] Award.<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 1996, 'Thief!'', Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Children's Book of the Year Award
 
* 1997, Excelle/Write Thing Children's Author of the Year Award
===Novels===
* 1997, ''A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E'', Stockport Children's Book of the Year Award (Key Stage 3 category)
====For ''Hacker'' (1992)====
* 1998, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Carnegie Medal (shortlist)
* 1994, W.H. Smith Mind Boggling Book of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 1998, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', UKRA Award
* 1994, Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Children's Book of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 1999, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Wirral Children's Book of the Year Award
* 1995, Birmingham/TSB Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2000, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', BAFTA (British Academy Television Awards) (best drama)
 
* 2000, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Race and Media Best Drama Award
====For ''Thief!'' (1996)====
* 2000, ''Pig-Heart Boy'' Royal Television Society Award (Children's Drama category)
* 1996, Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Children's Book of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2000, ''Tell Me No Lies'', Stockport Children's Book Award (Key Stage 4 category)
 
* 2001, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Chicago TV Festival (shortlist)
====For ''A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E'' (1997)====
* 2001, ''Pig-Heart Boy'', Prix Danube Children's Jury Prize
* 1997, Stockport Children's Book of the Year Award (Key Stage 3 category).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2002, ''Noughts & Crosses'', Children's Book Award
* 1997, Stockton-on-Tees Children's Book Award (shortlisted).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2002, ''Noughts & Crosses'', Lancashire County Library Children's Book of the Year Award
* 1998, Sheffield Children's Book Award (highly commended).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2002, ''Noughts & Crosses'', Sheffield Children's Book Award
* 2001, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2003, ''Noughts and Crosses'' series, Wirral Children's Book of the Year Award
 
* 2004, ''Noughts and Crosses'' series Fantastic Fiction Award
====For ''Pig-Heart Boy'' (1997)====
* 2004, ''Cloud Busting'', Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Silver Award) (6-8 years category)
* 1998, Carnegie Medal (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2005, Eleanor Farjeon Award
* 1998, UKRA Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 1999, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 1999, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
 
====For ''Tell Me No Lies'' (1999)====
* 2000, Stockport Children's Book Award (shortlisted) (Key Stage 4 category).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
 
====For ''Dead Gorgeous'' (2002)====
* 2003, Calderdale Book of the Year (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2003, Salford Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
 
====For books in the ''Noughts & Crosses'' series====
* 2002, Lancashire County Library Children's Book of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2002, Red House Children's Book Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2002, Sheffield Children's Book Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2003, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2004, Fantastic Fiction Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2005, Berkshire Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2005, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2005, Redbridge Teenage Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2006, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2006, Staffordshire Young People's Book of the Year.<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
 
====For ''Cloud Busting'' (2004)====
* 2004, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Silver Award) (6-8 years category).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2005, Redbridge Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2005, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2006, Nottingham Children's Book Award (shortlist) (10-11 years category).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2006, West Sussex Children's Book Award (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
 
===Television adaptations===
====For ''Pig-Heart Boy''====
* 2000, BAFTA (British Academy Television Awards) Best Drama.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/><ref name="multiple awards (second)"/>
* 2000, Race and Media Best Drama Award.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2000, Royal Television Society Award (Children's Drama category).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2001, Chicago TV Festival (shortlist).<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
* 2001, Prix Danube Children's Jury Prize.<ref name="multiple awards (first)"/>
 
==Notes==
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/ Malorie Blackman's official website]
* [http://www.malorieblackman.co.uk/ Malorie Blackman's official website]
* [http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519D6BC107d6922CB1VoU30CEDE6 Malorie Blackman at the British Council's Contemporary writers website]
* [http://www.contemporarywriters.com/authors/?p=auth519D6BC107d6922CB1VoU30CEDE6 Malorie Blackman at the British Council's Comtemporary Writers website]
* [http://www.bbc.co.uk/blast/about/ask/mblackman_transcript.shtml Three video clips of an interview with Malorie Blackman with a full text transcription at the BBC]
* [http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/books/article1006827.ece An article about Malorie Blackman at Times Online]
 


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Malorie Blackman (born 8 February 1962) is an award-winning British author of literature and television drama for children and young adults. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Her critically and popularly acclaimed Noughts & Crosses series uses the setting of a fictional dystopia to explore racism.

Biography

Malorie Blackman was born on 8 February 1962 in London.[1] While at grammar school, in Peckham, she wanted to be an English teacher but grew up to become a systems programmer instead.[2][1] She earned a Higher National Certificate at Thames Polytechnic and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School.[1][3] Blackman married her Scottish husband Neil in the early 1980s and their daughter Elizabeth was born in 1995.[2] Blackman has described herself, "I'm just Malorie Blackman – a black woman writer."[1]

Blackman's first book, Not So Stupid, was a collection of horror and science fiction stories for young adults, published in November 1990.[4] Since then she has written more than fifty children's books, including novels and short story collections, and also television scripts and a stage play.[4][5] Her work has won more than fifteen awards.[5][6] Blackman's television scripts include episodes of the long-running, children's drama Byker Grove, as well as television adaptations of her novels Whizziwig and Pig-Heart Boy.[5] Her books have been translated into Spanish, Welsh, German, and French.

Blackman's award-winning Noughts & Crosses series, exploring love, racism, and violence, is set in a fictional dystopia. Explaining her choice of title, in a 2007 interview for the BBC's Blast website, Blackman said noughts and crosses (tic-tac-toe) is "...one of those games that nobody ever plays after childhood, because nobody ever wins..."[7] In an interview for The Times, Blackman said that before writing Noughts & Crosses her protagonists' ethnicites were never central to the plots of her books.[2] She has also said, "I wanted to show black children just getting on with their lives, having adventures, and solving their dilemmas, like the characters in all the books I read as a child."[1] Blackman eventually decided to address racism directly.[2][7] She reused some details from her own experience, including an occasion when she needed a plaster (adhesive bandage) and found they were designed to be inconspicuous only on white people's skin.[2] The Times interviewer Amanda Craig speculated about why the Noughts & Crosses series hasn't been published in the United States: "though there was considerable interest, 9/11 killed off the possibility of publishing any book describing how someone might become a terrorist."[2]

Noughts & Crosses was #61 on the Big Read list, a 2003 BBC survey to find "The Nation's Best-Loved Book", with more votes than A Tale of Two Cities, several Terry Pratchett novels, and Lord of the Flies.

Works

Published works

Novels for young adults

  • Not So Stupid!: Incredible Short Stories, The Women's Press, 1990, ISBN-10: 0704349248
  • Trust Me, Livewire, 1992, ISBN-10: 0704349310
  • Words Last Forever, Mammoth, 1998, ISBN-10: 074972983X
  • The Noughts & Crosses series
    • Noughts & Crosses,[8] Doubleday, 2001, ISBN-10: 0385600089
    • An Eye for an Eye,[9] Corgi Children's, 2003, ISBN-10: 0552549258
    • Knife Edge, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN-10: 0385605277
    • Checkmate, Doubleday, 2005, ISBN-10: 0385607733
    • Double Cross, Doubleday, 2008, ISBN-13: 9780385615518
  • The Stuff of Nightmares, Doubleday, 2007, ISBN-10: 0385610432
  • Unheard Voices: An Anthology of Stories and Poems to Commemorate the Bicentenary Anniversary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade, editor Malorie Blackman, Corgi Children's, 2007, ISBN-10: 0552556009

Short stories for young adults

  • "Humming Through My Fingers" in the multi-author collection Shining on: A Collection of Stories in Aid of the Teen Cancer Trust, Picadilly Press, 2006, ISBN-10: 185340893X
  • Short story in the multi-author collection The Crew and Other Teen Fiction, Heinemann Library, ISBN-10: 0431018758

Novels for children

  • Hacker, Doubleday, 1992, ISBN-10: 0385402783
  • Operation Gadgetman!, Doubleday, 1993, ISBN-10: 0385403372
  • Jack Sweettooth the 73rd, Viking Children's Books, 1995, ISBN-10: 0670855391
  • The Space Stowaway, Ginn, 1995, ISBN-10: 060226393X
  • Whizziwig (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Viking Children's Books, 1995, ISBN-10: 067085705X
  • Thief!, Doubleday, 1996, ISBN-10: 0552528080
  • A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E, Doubleday, 1997, ISBN-10: 0552528390
  • Pig-Heart Boy, Doubleday, 1997, ISBN-10: 0385406819
  • Animal Avengers (illustrated by Bill Greenhead and Stik), Mammoth, 1999, ISBN-10: 0749735570
  • Dangerous Reality, Doubleday, 1999, ISBN-10: 0385406800
  • Don't Be Afraid [10] (illustrated by Bob Harvey), Ginn, 1999, ISBN-10 0602275490
  • Forbidden Game, Puffin Books, 1999, ISBN-10: 0141303212
  • Hostage [11] (illustrated by Derek Brazell), Barrington Stoke, 1999, ISBN-10: 1902260120
  • Tell Me No Lies, Macmillan Children's Books, 1999, ISBN-10: 0333726456
  • Whizziwig Returns (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Puffin, 1999, ISBN-10: 0141304588
  • Dead Gorgeous, Doubleday, 2002, ISBN-10: 0385600097
  • Cloud Busting, Doubleday, 2004, ISBN-10: 0385607962
  • The Deadly Dare Mysteries (contents: "Deadly Dare", "Computer Ghost", "Lie Detectives"; illustrated by Neil Chapman), Corgi Children's, 2005, ISBN-10: 0552553530
  • Whizziwig and Whizziwig Returns [12] (illustrated by Stephen Lee), Corgi Children's, 2005, ISBN-10: 044086657X

Short stories for children

  • "Contact" in the multi-author collection Out of This World: Stories of Virtual Reality (chosen by Wendy Cooling), Dolphin, 1997, ISBN-10: 1858816025
  • Aesop's Fables (retold by Malorie Blackman, illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Scholastic, 1998, ISBN-10 0590543822
  • "Dare to be Different" (illustrated by Jane Ray) in the multi-author collection Dare to be Different, Bloomsbury Publishing, 1999, ISBN-10: 0747540217
  • "Peacemaker" in the multi-author collection Peacemaker and Other Stories (illustrated by Peter Richardson and David Hine), Heinemann Educational, 1999, ISBN-10 0435116002

Books for new readers

  • The Betsey Biggalow stories:
    • Betsey Biggalow the Detective (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ISBN-10: 1853401633
    • Betsey Biggalow is Here! (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1992, ISBN-10: 1853401722
    • Hurricane Betsey (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1993, ISBN-10: 1853401994
    • Magic Betsey (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1994, ISBN-10: 1853402370
    • Betsey's Birthday Surprise (illustrated by Lis Toft), Piccadilly Press, 1996, ISBN-10: 0590558641
  • The Girl Wonder series:
    • Girl Wonder and the Terrific Twins (illustrated by Pat Ludlow), Orion Children's Books, 1991, ISBN-10: 0575050489
    • Girl Wonder's Winter Adventures (illustrated by Lis Toft), Orion Children's Books, 1992, ISBN-10: 0575053836
    • Girl Wonder to the Rescue (illustrated by Lis Toft), Gollancz, 1994, ISBN-10 0575057742
    • The Amazing Adventures of Girl Wonder (illustrated by Lis Toft), Barn Owl Books, 2003, ISBN-10: 1903015278
  • The Puzzle Planet adventures:
    • Peril on Planet Pellia (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139358
    • The Mellion Moon Mystery (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139366
    • The Secret of the Terrible Hand (illustrated by Patrice Aggs), Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1860393705
    • Quasar Quartz Quest (illustrated by Patrice Aggs) Orchard Books, 1996, ISBN-10: 1852139382
  • The Longman Book Project (with translations to Welsh):
    • Rachel versus Bonecrusher the Mighty, Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582121515
    • Rachel and the Difference Thief (illustrated by Kim Harley), Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582121523
    • Crazy Crocs (with Alexander McCall Smith and Sally-Ann Lever), Longman, 1994, ISBN-10: 0582122082
  • Elaine You're a Brat! [13] (illustrated by Doffy Weir), Orchard Books, 1991, ISBN-10: 1852133651
  • My Friend's a Gris-Quok (illustrated by Philip Hopman), Scholastic, 1994, ISBN-10: 0590558641
  • Grandma Gertie's Haunted Handbag (illustrated by David Price), Heinemann, 1996, ISBN-10: 0434972258
  • Space Race (illustrated by Colin Mier), Corgi Children's, 1997, ISBN-10: 0552545422
  • Fangs (illustrated by Tony Blundell), Orchard Books, 1998, ISBN-10: 1860397344
  • Snow Dog (illustrated by Sami Sweeten), Corgi Children's, 2001, ISBN-10: 0552547034
  • The Monster Crisp-Guzzler (illustrated by Sami Sweeten), Corgi Children's, 2002, ISBN-10: 0552547832
  • Sinclair, Wonder Bear (illustrated by Deborah Allwright), Egmont Books, 2003, ISBN-10: 140520589X

Picture books

  • That New Dress [14] (illustrated by Rhian Nest James), Hodder Wayland, 1991, ISBN-10: 0750004428
  • Mrs Spoon's Family (illustrated by Jan McCafferty), Andersen Press, 1995, ISBN-10: 0862645824
  • Dizzy's Walk (illustrated by Pamela Venus), Tamarind, 1999, ISBN-10: 1870516419
  • Marty Monster (illustrated by Kim Harley), Tamarind, 1999, ISBN-10: 1870516427
  • I Want a Cuddle! (illustrated by Joanne Partis), Orchard Books, 2001, ISBN-10: 1841218235
  • Jessica Strange (with Alison Bartlett), Hodder Children's Books, 2002, ISBN-10: 0340779632
  • Contributed to A Christmas Tree of Stories, Scholastic Press, 1999, ISBN-10: 0439011922

Television scripts

  • Episodes of Byker Grove
  • Episodes of Whizzywig
  • Episodes of Pig-Heart Boy

Stage plays

  • 2002, The Amazing Birthday

Awards and nominations

Body of work

  • 1997, Excelle/Write Thing Children's Author of the Year Award.[5]
  • 2005, Children's Book Circle's Eleanor Farjeon Award.[6]

Novels

For Hacker (1992)

  • 1994, W.H. Smith Mind Boggling Book of the Year Award.[5]
  • 1994, Young Telegraph/Gimme 5 Children's Book of the Year Award.[5]
  • 1995, Birmingham/TSB Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]

For Thief! (1996)

  • 1996, Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Children's Book of the Year Award.[5]

For A.N.T.I.D.O.T.E (1997)

  • 1997, Stockport Children's Book of the Year Award (Key Stage 3 category).[5]
  • 1997, Stockton-on-Tees Children's Book Award (shortlisted).[6]
  • 1998, Sheffield Children's Book Award (highly commended).[6]
  • 2001, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted).[6]

For Pig-Heart Boy (1997)

  • 1998, Carnegie Medal (shortlist).[5]
  • 1998, UKRA Award.[5]
  • 1999, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 1999, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award.[5][6]

For Tell Me No Lies (1999)

  • 2000, Stockport Children's Book Award (shortlisted) (Key Stage 4 category).[5][6]

For Dead Gorgeous (2002)

  • 2003, Calderdale Book of the Year (shortlist).[6]
  • 2003, Salford Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]

For books in the Noughts & Crosses series

  • 2002, Lancashire County Library Children's Book of the Year Award.[5][6]
  • 2002, Red House Children's Book Award.[5][6]
  • 2002, Sheffield Children's Book Award.[5][6]
  • 2003, Wirral Paperback of the Year Award.[5][6]
  • 2004, Fantastic Fiction Award.[5]
  • 2005, Berkshire Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 2005, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 2005, Redbridge Teenage Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 2006, Lancashire Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 2006, Staffordshire Young People's Book of the Year.[6]

For Cloud Busting (2004)

  • 2004, Nestlé Smarties Book Prize (Silver Award) (6-8 years category).[5]
  • 2005, Redbridge Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]
  • 2005, Stockport Schools Book Award (shortlisted).[6]
  • 2006, Nottingham Children's Book Award (shortlist) (10-11 years category).[6]
  • 2006, West Sussex Children's Book Award (shortlist).[6]

Television adaptations

For Pig-Heart Boy

  • 2000, BAFTA (British Academy Television Awards) Best Drama.[5][6]
  • 2000, Race and Media Best Drama Award.[5]
  • 2000, Royal Television Society Award (Children's Drama category).[5]
  • 2001, Chicago TV Festival (shortlist).[5]
  • 2001, Prix Danube Children's Jury Prize.[5]

Notes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Blackman, Malorie, Malorie Blackman, Penguin UK Authors, Penguin Books Ltd., 1995–2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-23
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Craig, Amanda, Malorie Blackman: the world in photographic negative, The Times, Times Newspapers Limited, 2004-01. Retrieved on 2007-03-27
  3. ↑ Malorie Blackman, 40 artists, 40 days, Tate Online, 2006. Retrieved on 2007-03-28
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 Full Record, British Library Integrated Catalogue, The British Library Board. Retrieved on 2007-03-28
  5. ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 Malorie Blackman, Contemporary Writers, British Council, 2007. Retrieved on 2007-03-23
  6. ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 6.24 Awards and Prizes, Kids at Random House, Random House Children's Books. Retrieved on 2007-03-23
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 Malorie Blackman - Children and Young People's Writer, Blast, BBC. Retrieved on 2007-03-23
  8. ↑ Also published as Black & White, Simon Pulse, 2007, ISBN-10: 1416900179
  9. ↑ Also published in Noughts & Crosses, Corgi Children's, 2006, ISBN-10: 0552555703
  10. ↑ Originally published 1997
  11. ↑ Also published as 4u2read.ok Hostage, Barrington Stoke, 2002, ISBN-10: 184299056X, and as a "Close Look, Quick Look" photocopiable version for teachers, Barrington Stoke, 2004, ISBN-10: 1842992368
  12. ↑ Originally published separately as Whizziwig, 1995, and Whizzywhig Returns, 1999
  13. ↑ Also published as Ellie, and the Cat!, Orchard Books, 2005, ISBN-10: 1843623919
  14. ↑ Also published as A New Dress for Maya, Gary Stevens Publishing, 1992, ISBN-10: 0836807138

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