Katherine Paterson

Not to be confused with Kathryn Paterson.
Katherine Paterson
Paterson in 2011
Paterson in 2011
BornKatherine Womeldorf[1]
(1932-10-31) October 31, 1932 (age 92)
Huai'an, Jiangsu, China
OccupationWriter
NationalityAmerican
Alma mater
Period1973–present
GenreChildren's and young-adult novels
Notable works
Notable awards
Spouse
John Barstow Paterson
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(m. 1962; died 2013)​
Website
www.terabithia.com

Katherine Womeldorf Paterson (born October 31, 1932)[1] is an American writer best known for children's novels, including Bridge to Terabithia. For four different books published 1975–1980, she won two Newbery Medals and two National Book Awards. She is one of four people to win the two major international awards; for "lasting contribution to children's literature" she won the biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award for Writing in 1998[2][3] and for her career contribution to "children's and young adult literature in the broadest sense" she won the Astrid Lindgren Memorial Award from the Swedish Arts Council in 2006, the biggest monetary prize in children's literature.[4] Also for her body of work she was awarded the NSK Neustadt Prize for Children's Literature in 2007[5] and the Children's Literature Legacy Award from the American Library Association in 2013.[6][7] She was the second US National Ambassador for Young People's Literature, serving 2010 and 2011.[8]

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