Kevin Crossley-Holland
Kevin Crossley-Holland | |
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Crossley-Holland in 2012 | |
| Born | 7 February 1941 Mursley, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Occupation | Translator, poet, author |
| Alma mater | St Edmund Hall, Oxford |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Notable works | Arthur Trilogy |
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Kevin John William Crossley-Holland (born 7 February 1941) is an English translator, children's author and poet. His best known work is probably the Arthur trilogy (2000–2003), for which he won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and other recognition.
Crossley-Holland won the annual Carnegie Medal for his 1985 novella Storm. For the 70th anniversary of the Medal in 2007 it was named one of the top ten winning works.