Gillian Cross
, b. 1945
Gillian Cross is a British children's author from London. She studied at Somerville College Oxford, before taking a PhD from the University of Sussex. For some years, Gillian Cross worked as a government advisor promoting public libraries. Since turning to writing, she has had considerable success with the popular Demon Headmaster series and has won many awards. Although not usually specialising in historical fiction, Gillian Cross' publications nonetheless include The Odyssey (Walker Books, 2012), Down with the Dirty Danes! (HarperCollins, 2000), Brother Aelred's Feet (HarperCollins, 2007), and The Roman Beanfeast (Barn Owl Books, 1997).
Sources:
Official website (accessed: July 3, 2018).
Twitter profile (accessed: July 3, 2018).
Bio prepared by Sonya Nevin, University of Roehampton, sonya.nevin@roehampton.ac.uk
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