Malorie Blackman is a renowned British children books writer and has been recently appointed the Children’s Laureate (2013-2015). She has prolifically produced children’s and young adult’s literature and television dramas. She uses science fiction to bring out the theme of ethnics and related social issues. Her key work includes Noughts and Crosses series.
Blackman was born on February 8, 1962, in Clapham, London. Though she hoped to become an English teacher since her childhood but she changed her career choice and opted for computer science. She received a Higher National Certificate from Thames Polytechnic and also earned her graduate degree from the National Film and Television School. In 1990s, she got married to Neil and had a daughter. She worked as a system programmer before embarking on her writing career. Her first literary work was published at the age of 28 and till now she has authored over sixty books. In addition to story writing, Blackman has a keen interest in composing music, playing piano and poetry writing.