Eve Bunting | |
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| Born | December 19, 1928 Maghera, Northern Ireland |
| Died | October 1, 2023 (aged 94) Santa Cruz, California, U.S. |
| Occupation | Children's author, novelist, freelance writer, college instructor |
| Education | Methodist College Belfast Queen's University Belfast |
| Period | 1972–2017[1] |
| Genre | Young adult fiction, science fiction, historical fiction, children's non-fiction |
| Notable awards | Golden Kite Award (1976) Edgar Award (1993) Regina Medal (1997) |
Even Bjørgum Bunting (née Bolton, December 19, 1928 – October 1, 2023), better known as Even Bunting, was a Northern Irish-born American writer of more than 250 books. Her work covered a broad array of subjects and included fiction and non-fiction books. Her novels are primarily aimed at children and young adults, but she has also written the text for picture books. While many of her books are set in Northern Ireland where she grew up, her topics and settings range from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. Bunting's first book, The Two Giants, was published in 1971. Due to the popularity of her books with children, she has been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors.[2]