Annalena McAfee facts for kids
Annalena McAfee (born around 1952) is a British author and journalist. She writes books for children and adults.
About Annalena McAfee
Annalena McAfee has been a judge for many important literary awards. In 2003, she helped choose the winner for the Orange Prize for Fiction, which is a big book award in the UK. She also judged other awards, like those for arts, political writing, and even photography for book covers. She has spoken at famous book festivals, including ones in Prague and Hay-on-Wye. In 2008, she was a judge for the Orwell Prize, which is for political writing.
From 1999 to 2006, Annalena McAfee was the editor of the Guardian Review, which is a special section of The Guardian newspaper that reviews books. She left this job to focus on writing her own books. Before working at The Guardian, she was a journalist who wrote about books for the Financial Times newspaper. She also reviewed plays for the Evening Standard newspaper.
Annalena McAfee has written several books for children. Some of her children's books have been translated into other languages like French, German, and Dutch. She has also put together a collection of writings about famous people from The Guardian newspaper.
In 1997, Annalena McAfee married the British novelist Ian McEwan. They first met when she interviewed him for an article she was writing.
Her Books
Annalena McAfee writes different kinds of books.
Books for Adults
- The Spoiler (2011)
- Hame (2017)
- Nightshade (2020)
Books for Young Readers
- All the Way to the Stars
- Busy Baby
- Kirsty Knows Best
- Patrick's Perfect Pet
- The Girl Who Got to No. 1
- Dreamkidz and the Ice Cream that Conquered the World
- Why Do Stars Come Out at Night?
- The Visitors Who Came to Stay (This book won an award called the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in Germany!)
See also
In Spanish: Annalena McAfee para niños
