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Lara Williamson | |
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Born | Northern Ireland |
Occupation | Children's writer |
Website | https://larawilliamson.com/index.html |
Lara Williamson is an Irish-born children's author.
Biography
Williamson was born and studied in Northern Ireland before moving to London. She worked for magazines including ELLE and New Woman, and was beauty editor at J-17.[1]
Writing
Her first two novels, A Boy Called Hope (2014) and The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair (2015) were published by Usborne and were shortlisted for the Waterstones Children's Book Prize and the Blue Peter Book Award respectively.[2][3] They were followed by Just call me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy (2017) and The Girl with space in her heart (2019), while Midge and Mo (with illustrations by Becky Cameron) was published by Stripes in 2020 and was aimed at a younger readership.
Published works
Title | Year | Publisher |
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A Boy Called Hope | 2014 | Usborne |
The Boy Who Sailed the Ocean in an Armchair | 2015 | Usborne |
Just call me Spaghetti-Hoop Boy | 2017 | Usborne |
The Girl with space in her heart | 2019 | Usborne |
For younger readers
Title | Year | Publisher |
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Midge and Mo (Illustrations by Becky Cameron) | 2020 | Stripes |
References
- ^ "Lara Williamson". BookTrust. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ "Waterstones children's book prize 2015 – shortlist announced!". The Guardian. 12 February 2015. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
- ^ Pauli, Michelle (3 December 2015). "Frank Cottrell Boyce's Broccoli Boy in the running for the Blue Peter book award". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
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