Jan Mark 1943 - 2006
Jan Mark, the well respected and award winning writer for young people died on Sunday January 15th 2006. Jan's first novel, Thunder and Lightenings, written at the age of 33, won the Penguin/ Guardian competition for the best children's novel by an unpublished writer and the then Library Association's Carnegie Medal for 1976.
Author of many excellent and admired novels and short stories, Mark made her home in Oxford and was well known for working with students in schools locally and around the UK. She will be much missed by adult and young adult readers.
Obituary from Nicholas Tucker, Independent On-line
Author of many excellent and admired novels and short stories, Mark made her home in Oxford and was well known for working with students in schools locally and around the UK. She will be much missed by adult and young adult readers.
Obituary from Nicholas Tucker, Independent On-line
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