Ann Pilling

Ann Pilling (born 17 October 1944)^[1] is an English author and poet best known for young-adult fiction. She has also written horror fiction under the pen name Ann Cheetham.^[2]

For Henry's Leg, published by Viking Kestrel in 1985, she won the annual Guardian Children's Fiction Prize, a once-in-a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children's writers.^[3]

Pilling was born in Warrington, Lancashire, and grew up in a house "groaning with books". She started writing at eight and she was going to church alone at twelve. She read English at King's College London and wrote a Master's thesis on C. S. Lewis.^[1]

Works

Horror stories

The first four books (Dark Powers series) were originally published as by Ann Cheetham.

• Black Harvest (1983)
• The Beggar's Curse (1984)
• The Witch of Lagg (1986)
• The Pit (1987)
• The Empty Frame (1997)

Children's books

• The Year of the Worm (1984)
• Henry's Leg (1985)
• The Friday Parcel (1986)
• No Guns No Oranges (1986)
• Our Best Stories (1986), eds. Pilling and A. Wood
• The Big Pink (1987)
• The Beast in the Basement (1988)
• Dustbin Charlie (1988)
• On the Lion's Side (1988)
• Stan (1988)
• The Big Biscuit (1989)
• The Jungle Sale (1989)
• Our Kid (1989)
• Getting Rid of Aunt Mildred (1990)
• The Donkey's Day Out (1990)
• Before I Go to Sleep: Bible Stories, Poems, and Prayers for Children, selected and retold, illustrated by Kady MacDonald Denton (London: Kingfisher, New York: Crown Publishers, Toronto: Kids Can Press, 1990); reissued 2000 as A Kingfisher Treasury of Bible Stories, Poems and Prayers for Bedtime OCLC 59564291
• The Boy with His Leg in the Air (1991)
• Vote for Baz (1992)
• Considering Helen (1993)
• The Kingfisher Children's Bible: Stories from the Old and New Testaments, retold, illus. Denton (2003); reissued 2003 as The Kingfisher Book of Bible Stories OCLC 53072371
• Realms of Gold: Myths and Legends from Around the World, retold, illus. Denton (1993); reissued 2003 as The Kingfisher Treasury of Myths and Legends OCLC 52470749
• The Baked Bean Kids (1993)
• Mother's Daily Scream (1995)
• The Life of Jesus (1996)
• Noah's Ark (1996)
• Amber's Secret (2000)
• Why Bear Has a Stumpy Tail and Other Creation Stories (2000)
• The Catnappers: The Mystery of the Disappearing Cat (Collins, 2003), as by Ann Cheetham, illus. Clare Mackie OCLC 51107280

Adult books

• A Broken Path (1991)
• Considering Helen (1993)
• The Hutchinson Illustrated Encyclopedia of British History (1998)

Poetry

• Home Field (2008)

Awards

• 1986 Guardian Children's Fiction Prize for Henry's Leg.^[3]

Her 1988 children's books On the Lion's Side and Stan both made the shortlist for the annual Carnegie Medal.^[1]

See also

References

1. "Ann Pilling". Puffin Books. Retrieved 22 November 2012.
2. The Writer's Directory 2012 (30th ed.). Detroit, Mich.: St. James Press. 2012. p. 1984. ISBN 9781558628397.
3. "Guardian children's fiction prize relaunched: Entry details and list of past winners". guardian.co.uk 12 March 2001. Retrieved 2013-06-04.

External links

• Official website
• Ann Pilling at publisher Puffin Books
• Ann Pilling at Fantastic Fiction
• Ann Pilling at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
• Ann Pilling at Library of Congress Authorities, with 12 catalogue records (including 1 as Ann Cheetham)
• Works by or about Ann Cheetham in libraries (WorldCat catalog)