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name: "Malorie Blackman"
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roles: ["Writer"]
born: "8 February 1962"
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average_as: "writer"
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-18T10:48:38.247186+00:00"
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# Malorie Blackman

Writer. Born 8 February 1962 in Merton, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Writer
- **Born:** 8 February 1962, Merton, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malorie_Blackman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q447519, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0085761/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1087536

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Malorie Blackman is a British writer of children's and young adult fiction and television drama. Born on 8 February 1962 in Merton, London, she studied at the National Film and Television School after working as a systems programmer. She has written more than 60 books, including the Noughts & Crosses series, which began in 2001.

Blackman served as Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. In 2018 she co-wrote the Doctor Who episode Rosa for series 11. She received an OBE for services to children's literature and was made a dame in 2026.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tardis.wiki, theguardian.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Writer — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (5)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Noughts + Crosses* (2020), series, Novel
- *Jackanory Junior* (2007), series, Writer
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Writer — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Pig Heart Boy* (1999), Writer
- *Gadgetman* (1996), Novel

## Awards

### Other awards — 3 won

- PEN Pinter Prize 2022: PEN Pinter Prize (won)
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature 2009: Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (won)
- Officer of the Order of the British Empire 2008: Officer of the Order of the British Empire (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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