Daren King | |
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 Self-portrait, June 2009 | |
| Born | Laurence Daren King 1972 (age 51–52) Harlow, Essex, England |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genres | Literary novels, children's mystery and supernatural fiction |
| Literary movement | New Puritans |
Laurence Daren King (born 1972 in Harlow, Essex) is an English novelist and children's writer. His debut novel, Boxy an Star, made the shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award and the ten finalists for the Booker Prize in 1999. He won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize gold medal in the 6 to 8-year-old readers category for Mouse Noses on Toast in 2006.