Diana Wynne Jones
British novelist poet academic literary critic
Died when: 76 years 222 days (919 months)Star Sign: Leo
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was a British novelist, poet, academic, literary critic, and short story writer.She principally wrote fantasy and speculative fiction novels for children and young adults.
Although usually described as fantasy, some of her work also incorporates science fiction themes and elements of realism.Jones's work often explores themes of time travel and parallel or multiple universes.
Some of her better-known works are the Chrestomanci series, the Dalemark series, the three Moving Castle novels, Dark Lord of Derkholm, and The Tough Guide to Fantasyland.
Jones has been cited as an inspiration and muse for several fantasy and science fiction authors including Philip Pullman, Terry Pratchett, Penelope Lively, Robin McKinley, Dina Rabinovitch, Megan Whalen Turner, J.K.
Rowling and Neil Gaiman, with Gaiman describing her as "quite simply the best writer for children of her generation".Her work has been nominated for several awards.
She was twice a finalist for the Hugo Award, nominated fourteen times for the Locus Award, seven times for the Mythopoeic Award (which she won twice), twice for a British Fantasy Award (won in 1999), and twice for a World Fantasy Award, which she would also win in 2007.
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