Diana Hendry facts for kids
Diana Lois Hendry (born October 2, 1941) is a famous English writer. She writes poems, short stories, and many books for children. She won a big award called the Whitbread Award in 1991. She was also nominated for this prize again in 2012.
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Her Life and Books
Diana Hendry was born in a place called the Wirral in England. She was one of three children.
Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a journalist. This meant she wrote for newspapers and radio shows. She worked at The Western Mail newspaper in Cardiff for a few years.
When she was 39, she went to the University of Bristol to get a degree. Her professor's wife was the author Diana Wynne Jones. She saw Diana Hendry's writing and suggested she find a publisher. This helped her start her successful writing career. She also taught English at a boys' school. Later, she taught creative writing at the University of Bristol.
Diana Hendry has written over 40 books for children! One of her most famous is Harvey Angell. This book won the Whitbread Award in 1991. She also won first prize in a poetry competition in 1996. Her book The Seeing was inspired by her childhood memories of wartime. It was nominated for the Scottish Children's Book Award in 2013. She also writes for The Spectator magazine.
Diana Hendry lives in Edinburgh with her partner, Hamish Whyte. She has two children and three grandchildren. She enjoys doing yoga and playing the piano.
Awards and Prizes
Diana Hendry has won many awards for her writing, including:
- 1976: First prize in the Stroud International Poetry Competition
- 1985: Nominated for the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize
- 1991: Won the Whitbread Award for her children's novel Harvey Angell
- 1996: First prize in the Housman Society Poetry Competition
- 2001: Scottish Arts Council Children's Book Award
- 2002: Scottish Arts Council Award
- 2007: Robert Louis Stevenson Fellowship
- 2013: Nominated for the Costa Book Award
- 2013: Nominated for the Scottish Children's Book Award
Her Books
Poetry collections
- Making Blue, 1995
- Borderers, 2001
- Twelve Lilts: Psalms & Responses, 2003
- Sparks! (with Tom Pow), 2005
- Late Love and Other Whodunnits, 2008
- The Seed-Box Lantern: New & Selected Poems 2013
Children's fiction: selected
- The Very Noisy Night, illustrated by Jane Chapman, 1998
- The Very Busy Day, illustrated by Jane Chapman, 2001
- The Very Snowy Christmas, illustrated by Jane Chapman, 2005
- Oodles of Noodles, illustrated by Sarah Massini, 2008
- Harvey Angell, 1991
- Harvey Angell and the Ghost Child, 1997
- Harvey Angell Beats Time, 2003
- You Can't Kiss It Better, 2003
- The Seeing, 2012
See also
In Spanish: Diana Hendry para niños
