Whitley, David

David Whitley was born in Chester in 1984 and graduated from the University of Oxford with a double First in English Literature and a passion for writing Children s fiction. At age 17 his first children s novel was shortlisted for the Kathleen Fidler Award and at 20 he won the Cheshire Prize for Literature for a children s short story, the youngest writer ever to win this prestigious award. Presented by Children s Laureate Michael Morpurgo, who said some very complimentary words, the award was sponsored by Maryland Bank of North America and the 2000 prize helped David to spend a postgraduate y...