Emily_Smith_(author)

Emily Smith (author)

Emily Smith (author)

British children's writer

Emily Smith is an English children's writer. Her books are aimed at young readers, mainly writing for Young Corgi Books (a Transworld Publishers imprint) and Orchard Books. Her first children's book, Astrid, the au pair from Outer Space won the silver medal in the 6-8 age group, at the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1999. The Shrimp won the 6-8 age group Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold medal in 2000.

Awards

Publications

  • The Good Manners Prize (HarperCollins Educational, 1996)[5]

Stories contributed to original anthologies:

  • "The Friendship Necklace", Incredibly Creepy Stories, ed. Tony Bradman (Corgi, Oct 1997), pp. 45–62[6]
  • "Across Three Millennia", Sensational Cyber Stories, ed. Tony Bradman (Doubleday UK, Nov 1997), pp. 81–96[7]

Published by Young Corgi Books, a Transworld Publishers imprint, for children ages about 6 to 10 years:[5]

  • Astrid, the au pair from Outer Space (1999)
  • The Shrimp (2001)
  • Annie and the Aliens (2002); hardcover published by Andersen Press, 2001
  • Robomum (2003)
  • Patrick the Party-Hater (2004)
  • Joe v. The Fairies (2005)

Published by Orchard Books, for children ages about 9 years and up:[5]

  • What Howls at the Moon in Frilly Knickers? (2001)
  • When Mum Threw Out the Telly (2003)
  • A Stain on the Stone (2006)

References

  1. [1]
    "Nestlé Children's Book Prize 2007". Book Trust. Archived from the original on 26 March 2017. Retrieved 3 June 2023.
  2. [2]
    Eccleshare, Julia (7 January 2002). "In the Winners' Circle". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 27 February 2021. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  3. [3]
    "Emily Smith". wordpool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 31 January 2010.
  4. [4]
    Eccleshare, Julia (3 January 2000). "PW: Letter From London". Publishers Weekly. Archived from the original on 9 September 2015. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Books by Emily Smith". wordpool.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  6. [6]
    "Publication Listing" (Incredible Creepy Stories, October 1997) Archived 28 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. ISFDB. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  7. [7]
    "Publication Listing" (Sensational Cyber Stories, November 1997) Archived 28 June 2021 at the Wayback Machine. ISFDB. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
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