Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen
Rosen in 2022
Rosen in 2022
BornMichael Wayne Rosen
(1946-05-07) 7 May 1946 (age 78)
Harrow, Middlesex, England
OccupationAuthor, broadcaster, poet, activist, academic
Education
Period1974–present
Genres
Notable awards
Spouses
Elizabeth Steele
(m. 1976; div. 1987)
Geraldine Clark
(m. 1987; div. 1997)
  • Emma-Louise Williams
Children5 (1 deceased)
RelativesHarold Rosen (father)
Political party
Website
michaelrosen.co.uk

Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written over 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He won the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize, awarded by English PEN, for his "fearless" body of work.[1]

  1. ^ Creamer, Ella (28 June 2023). "Author Michael Rosen wins 2023 PEN Pinter prize for 'fearless' body of work". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 18 May 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2023.