S. F. Said | |
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| Born | 1967 Beirut, Lebanon |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Alma mater | University of Cambridge |
| Period | 2003–present |
| Genre | Children's fantasy, science fiction |
| Notable works | Varjak Paw |
| Website | |
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S. F. Said (born 1967) is a British children's writer.
His first novel was Varjak Paw (2003), illustrated by Dave McKean and published by David Fickling Books in January 2003; four months later in the U.S.,[1] Varjak Paw won the 2003 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize.[2] The sequel, The Outlaw Varjak Paw (2005), won the 2007 Blue Peter Book of the Year. Phoenix (2013) is a longer novel written for older children. It was shortlisted for the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize and was selected to represent the U.K. on the IBBY Honour List for 2016.[3] Tyger, his fourth book, won Children's Book of the Year at the 2023 British Book Awards[4] and The Week Junior Book Awards,[5] and was Waterstones Children's Book of the Month for September 2023.[6]
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