Georgia Byng | |
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 Byng in 2022 | |
| Born | Georgia Mary Byng [1][a] 6 September 1965[2] Chelsea, London, England |
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| Education | Westonbirt School |
| Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
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| Notable works | Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2002) |
| Notable awards | Sheffield Children's Book Award Stockton Children's Book Award Salford Children's Book Award Massachusetts Children's Book Award |
| Children | 3 |
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Lady Georgia Mary Caroline Byng[3] (born 6 September 1965) is a British children's writer, educator, illustrator, actress and film producer. Since 1995, she has published thirteen children's books, and co-written and co-produced one film. Byng has won the Stockton Children's Book Award,[4] the Sheffield Children's Book Award,[5] the Massachusetts Children's Book Award,[6] the Salford Children's Book Award and the Best Kid's Film at the Peace And Love Festival, Sweden. Most of Byng's books are magical realism adventures, with protagonists who overcome self-doubt and become self-empowered. The themes are often bullying and its darkness, kindness and its light, friendship and its warmth, and the power of the mind.
- ^ England & Wales, Civil Registration Birth Index, 1916–2007
- ^ "Births". The Times. 7 September 1965. p. 1.
- ^ Morris, Susan (20 April 2020). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage 2019. eBook Partnership. ISBN 978-1-9997670-5-1. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
- ^ "Author over the Molly Moon to win book of the year award". The Northern Echo. 25 March 2004. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
- ^ "Georgia Byng | Awards". LibraryThing. Retrieved 13 May 2024.
- ^ "Massachusetts Children's Book Award | MLN". www.minlib.nworkset. Retrieved 8 December 2022.
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