Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE's Biography

Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE's Professional Career

Career

children's author; journalist Jackie magazine D C Thomson Dundee 1963-65 (also gave name to magazine); most borrowed author from public libraries in the UK 2003 and 2004; has sold more than 25 million books in the UK; shortlisted Author of the Year British Book Awards 2003; Children's Laureate 2005-07

Dame Jacqueline Wilson, DBE's Publications

Books and Publications

incl: The Story of Tracy Beaker (1991, adapted for TV (5 series) 2002, adapted for radio), The Suitcase Kid (1992, Children's Book Award 1993), The Bed and Breakfast Star (1994, adapted for radio, Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award 1995, shortlisted Carnegie Medal 1995), Double Act (1995, Gold Award (winner 9-11 years category and overall winner) Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1995, shortlisted Carnegie Medal 1995, shortlisted Best Children's Book Writers' Guild Award 1995, Children's Book Award 1996, shortlisted Young Telegraph/Fully Booked Award 1996, screenwriter TV adaptation 2002 (Best Children's Fiction Award RTS 2003)), Bad Girls (1996, shortlisted Carnegie Medal 1996, adapted for stage 2003), Girls in Love (1997, adapted for TV 2003), The Lottie Project (1997, adapted for stage 1999, shortlisted Children's Book Award 1998), Girls Under Pressure (1998, shortlisted Children's Book Award 1999), Girls Out Late (1999), The Illustrated Mum (1999, adapted for TV 2003, shortlisted Carnegie Medal 1999, shortlisted Whitbread Children's Book Award 1999, Children's Book of the Year British Book Awards 2000, Guardian Children's Fiction Prize 2000, shortlisted Children's Book Award 2000), Lizzie Zipmouth (2000, Gold Award (6-8 years category) and Kids' Club Network Special Award Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 2000), Vicky Angel (2000), The Dare Game (2000, adapted for radio, adapted for stage), Dustbin Baby (2001, shortlisted W H Smith Award for Children's Literature 2002), Girls in Tears (2002, Children's Book of the Year British Book Awards 2003), Secrets (2002, shortlisted The Book I Couldn't Put Down Blue Peter Book Award 2003), The Worry Website (2002), Lola Rose (2003), Midnight (2003), Best Friends (2004, shortlisted Red House Children's Book Award 2005), The Diamond Girls (2004), Clean Break (2005), Love Lessons (2005), Candyfloss (2006), Starring Tracy Beaker (2006), Jacky Daydream (2007), Kiss (2007), Totally Jacqueline Wilson (2007), My Sister Jodie (2008), Cookie (2008), My Secret Diary (2009), Hetty Feather (2009), Little Darlings (2010), The Longest Whale Song (2010)

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