Jan mark biography
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Jan Mark (22 June – 16 January ) was a British writer best known for children's books.
Jan mark biography
In all she wrote over fifty novels and plays and many anthologised short stories. She won the annual Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising the year's best children's book by a British subject, both for Thunder and Lightnings () and for Handles ().
She was also a "Highly Commended" runner up for Nothing To Be Afraid Of (). She has won the Carnegie Medal twice, and no one has won three Carnegies.
Life
Janet Marjorie Brisland was born in Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire and was raised and educated in Kent.
She was a secondary school teacher between and and became a full-time writer in She was married once and divorced, and was survived by her daughter Isobel and son Alex.
Mark is known for acutely observed short stories that are concise and show an imaginative use of language.
She also wrote novels about seemingly ordinary children in contempo