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    Fine, Anne –

    PERSONAL: Born månad 7, , in Leicester, England; daughter of Brian (a ledare scientific experimental officer) and Mary Laker; married Kit Fine (a university professor), ; children: two daughters. Education: University of Warwick, B.A. (with honors), Hobbies and other interests: Volunteering for Amnesty International.

    ADDRESSES: Home—County Durham, England. Agent—David Higham Associates, Limited, Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England.

    CAREER: English teacher at Cardinal Wiseman Girls' Secondary School, –70; Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, Oxford, England, assistant data officer, –71; Saughton Jail, Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher, –72; freelance writer, –.

    AWARDS, HONORS: Scottish Arts Council Book Award, , for The Killjoy; Smarties () Award, , for Bill's New Frock; Guardian Award for Children's Fiction, , and Carnegie Medal, , both for Goggle Eyes; Children's Author of the Year, British Book Awards, , ; Notable Book fr

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    Anne Fine

    British children's and adult writer (born )

    Anne FineOBE FRSL (born 7 December ) is an English writer. Although best known for children's books, she also writes for adults. She is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature and she was appointed an OBE in [2]

    Fine has written more than seventy children's books, including two winners of the annual Carnegie Medal and three highly commended runners-up.[3][a] 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.

    For her contribution as a children's writer, Fine was a runner-up for the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in [4][5] From to , she was the second Children's Laureate in the UK.[6]

    Early life

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    Fine was born and raised in Leicester and educated in neighbouring midland counties of England. She attended Northampton High School and earned a degr

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    Anne Fine () Biography

    Born , in Leicester, England; Education: University of Warwick, B.A. (with honors),

    Addresses

    Agent—David Higham Associates, Limited, Lower John St., Golden Square, London W1R 4HA, England.

    Career

    Writer. English teacher at Cardinal Wiseman Girls' Secondary School, ; Oxford Committee for Famine Relief, Oxford, England, assistant data officer, ; Saughton Jail, Edinburgh, Scotland, teacher, ; freelance writer, —. Volunteer for Amnesty International.

    Honors Awards

    Guardian/ Kestrel Award nominations, , for The Summer-House Loon, , for The Granny Project, and , for Madame Doubtfire; Scottish Arts Council Book Award, , for The Killjoy; Observer Prize for Teenage Fiction nomination, , for Madame Doubtfire; Parents' Choice award, , for Alias Madame Doubtfire; Smarties () Award, and Carnegie Highly Commended designation, both , both for Bill's New Frock; Carnegie Medal, , and Guardian Award for Children's Fiction, , bot