Nina Bawden

Nina Bawden

Bawden in 2003
Bawden in 2003
Born(1925-01-19)19 January 1925
Ilford, Essex, England
Died22 August 2012(2012-08-22) (aged 87)
Islington, London, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityEnglish
Period1953–2004
GenreNovels, Children's literature
Spouse
Harry Bawden
(m. 1946; div. 1954)
(m. 1954; died 2002)
Children3

Nina Mary Bawden CBE, FRSL, JP (19 January 1925 – 22 August 2012) was an English novelist and children's writer. She was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1987 and the Lost Man Booker Prize in 2010. She was a recipient of the Golden PEN Award.