Geraldine McCaughrean 1605228 217054515 2008-06-04T12:20:13Z 83.244.129.2 [[Image:Peter1_020.jpg|thumb|Geraldine McCaughrean]] '''Geraldine McCaughrean''' (pronounced "Mc-''cork''-ran")<ref>"Geraldine McCaughrean" in ''Contemporary Authors Online'', Thomson Gale, entry updated 4/15/2004.</ref> (born [[6 June]] [[1951]]) is a [[UK|British]] [[children's literature|children's novelist]]. ==Early life== McCaughrean was born in North London, attending [[Enfield County School]],<ref>[http://www.peters-books.co.uk/mccaughrean.htm Peters Bookselling Services<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> and took an education degree at [[Canterbury Christ Church University|Christ Church College, Canterbury]],<ref>{{cite web | last =Tucker | first =Nicholas | title =Geraldine McCaughrean: Surfing the sea of stories | work =The Independent | publisher =Independent News and Media Limited | date =2005-07-22 | url =http://arts.independent.co.uk/books/features/article300666.ece | accessdate = 2007-11-20 }}</ref> then worked in magazine publishing for ten years before becoming a full-time writer. ==Literary career== She has written more than 130 books, and won numerous prizes, including: *The [[Carnegie Medal]] in 1988 and the [[Guardian Award|Guardian Prize]] in 1989 for ''A Pack of Lies'' *The [[Whitbread Book Awards|Whitbread Children's Book Award]] in 1987 for ''A Little Lower Than the Angels'' *The [[Whitbread Book Awards|Whitbread Children's Book Award]] in 1994 for ''Gold Dust'' *The [[Whitbread Book Awards|Whitbread Children's Book Award]] in 2004 for ''Not the End of the World'' *The [[Michael L. Printz Award]] in 2008 for ''The White Darkness'' She has also won awards for her writing in both Germany and America, and has been translated into over 38 languages worldwide. Her work includes a retelling for children of the story of [[The Odyssey]]. In 2005, she was selected by [[Great Ormond Street Hospital]] to write an official sequel to [[J.M. Barrie]]'s ''[[Peter Pan]]'', titled ''[[Peter Pan in Scarlet]]''.<ref>[http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4630636.stm BBC NEWS | Entertainment | Scarlet name for Peter Pan sequel<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> She has also written six historical novels for adults. She also wrote "The Pirate's Son". ==Personal life== She now lives in Berkshire with her husband John and daughter Ailsa. ==References== <div class="references-small"><references/></div> ==External links== *[http://tls.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,25339-2421248,00.html "Neverland regained"]: a review in the [http://www.the-tls.co.uk TLS] by Mick Imlah October 25th 2006 *[http://www.geraldinemccaughrean.co.uk/Indexx.html Geraldine McCaughrean Home page] *{{contemporary writers|id=519D18CE02e1d19B88MmGxE8D571}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McCaughrean, Geraldine}} [[Category:1951 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:British children's writers]] [[Category:British fantasy writers]] [[Category:Whitbread Award Winners]] [[Category:Alumni of Canterbury Christ Church University]] [[Category:Peter Pan]] [[de:Geraldine McCaughrean]] [[gl:Geraldine McCaughrean]]