Jacqueline Wilson - wikipedia Jacqueline Wilson Dame Jacqueline Wilson DBE FRSL Wilson in 2009 Jacqueline Aitken ( 1945 - 12 - 17 ) 17 December 1945 ( age 71 ) Bath, Somerset, England Occupation Writer Nationality British Period 1969 -- present Genre Realist children 's novels Notable works Cookie Candy Floss Double Act The Story of Tracy Beaker Notable awards Guardian Prize 2000 British Book Award 2000, 2003 Spouse Millar Wilson ( m. 1965 ; div. 2004 ) Children Emma Wilson Website www.jacquelinewilson.co.uk Dame Jacqueline Wilson DBE FRSL ( née Aitken ; born 17 December 1945 ) is an English writer of children 's literature. As her children 's novels frequently feature themes of adoption, divorce, and mental illness, they attract controversy. For her lifetime contribution as a children 's writer, Wilson was a UK nominee for the international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2014. Wilson is the author of many book series. Her Tracy Beaker series, inaugurated in 1991 with The Story of Tracy Beaker, includes three sequels and has been adapted into four CBBC television series : The Story of Tracy Beaker, Tracy Beaker Returns, The Dumping Ground, and The Tracy Beaker Survival Files. Contents 1 Life and career 2 Reception 3 Awards and honours 4 Adaptations 5 Books 5.1 Tracy Beaker 5.2 Connie 5.3 Adventure Holiday 5.4 Girls 5.5 Hetty Feather 5.6 Standalone works 6 Notes 7 References 8 Biography 9 Bibliography and works 10 Further reading Life and career Jacqueline Wilson was born in Bath, Somerset, in 1945. Her father was a civil servant ; her mother was an antiques dealer. Jacqueline spent most of her childhood in Kingston upon Thames, where she went to Latchmere Primary School. She particularly enjoyed books by Noel Streatfeild, as well as American classics like Little Women and What Katy Did. At the age of seven, she filled Woolworths notebooks with stories of her imaginary games. At the age of nine she wrote her first `` novel '' which was 21 sides long. That story, Meet the Maggots, was about a family with seven children. Although she was good at English, she had no interest in mathematics ; she would often stare out of the window and imagine rather than pay attention to the class, leading her final - year teacher at Latchmere to nickname her `` Jacky Daydream ''. Jacqueline Wilson later used the nickname as the title of the first stage of her autobiography. After Latchmere, she attended Coombe Girls ' School, which she still visits regularly. A lecture hall at Kingston University 's Penrhyn Road campus has been named after her. After leaving school at age 16, she began training as a secretary but then applied to work with the Dundee - based publishing company DC Thomson on a new girls ' magazine, Jackie. DC Thomson offered the 17 - year - old a job after she penned a piece on the horrors of teen discos. She fell in love with a printer named Millar Wilson. When he joined the police force, the couple moved south for his work, marrying in 1965 when Jackie was 19. Two years later, they had a daughter, Emma. They divorced in 2004. When Wilson focused on writing, she completed a few crime fiction novels before dedicating herself to children 's books. At the age of 40, she took A-level English and earned a grade A. She had mixed success with about 40 books before the breakthrough to fame in 1991 with The Story of Tracy Beaker, published by Doubleday. Two decades later, Wilson lives in a Victorian villa in Kingston upon Thames. It is filled with books ; her library of some 15,000 books extends into the outbuilding at the bottom of her garden. She remains a keen reader, completing a book a week despite her hectic schedule. Her favourite writers for adults include Katherine Mansfield and Sylvia Plath. She also surrounds herself with old - fashioned childhood objects such as a rocking horse and antique dolls, and has a unique taste in clothes and jewellery, being known for wearing black clothes and an array of large rings. Wilson is patron of the charity Momentum in Kingston upon Thames, which helps Surrey children undergoing treatment for cancer ( and their families ), and she is also patron of The Friends of Richmond Park. In 2007 Wilson became a patron of the Letterbox Club, a Booktrust In June 2013, Wilson was appointed Professorial Fellow of the University of Roehampton, where she is now a Pro-Chancellor. She teaches modules in both the Children 's Literature and Creative Writing master 's degree ( MA ) programs offered by the university. In February 2014 it was announced that she will be appointed Chancellor of the University from August 2014. Reception In The Big Read, a 2003 poll conducted by the BBC, four of Wilson 's books were ranked among the 100 most popular books in the UK : Double Act, Girls In Love, Vicky Angel, and The Story of Tracy Beaker. Fourteen books by Wilson ranked in the top 200. In 2002 she replaced Catherine Cookson as the most borrowed author in Britain 's libraries, a position she retained until being overtaken by James Patterson in 2008. Awards and Honours Wilson has won many awards including the Smarties Prize and the Guardian Children 's Fiction Prize. The Illustrated Mum ( 1999 ) won the annual Guardian Prize, a once - in - a-lifetime book award judged by a panel of British children 's writers, and the annual British Book Awards Children 's Book of the Year ; it also made the 1999 Whitbread Awards shortlist. The Story of Tracy Beaker won the 2002 Blue Peter People 's Choice Award. Girls in Tears was the Children 's Book of the Year at the 2003 British Book Awards. Two of her books were `` Highly Commended '' runners - up for the annual Carnegie Medal : The Story of Tracy Beaker ( 1991 ) and Double Act ( 1995 ). ( Wilson has not won the annual Medal from British librarians, which recognises the year 's best book for children or young adults written by a British subject ; recently, simply the best published in the U.K. ) In June 2002, Wilson was appointed an OBE for services to literacy in schools and from 2005 to 2007 she served as the fourth Children 's Laureate. In that role Wilson urged parents and child - care providers to continue reading aloud to children long after they are able to read for themselves. She also campaigned to make more books available for blind people and campaigned against cutbacks in children 's TV drama. In October 2005 she received an honorary degree from the University of Winchester in recognition of her achievements in and on behalf of children 's literature. In July 2007 the University of Roehampton awarded her an Honorary Doctorate ( Doctor of Letters ) in recognition of her achievements in and on behalf of children 's literature. She has also received honorary degrees from the University of Dundee, the University of Bath and Kingston University. In the 2008 New Year Honours, Wilson was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire ( DBE ). In July 2012, Dame Jacqueline was also elected an Honorary Fellow of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Adaptations A dramatisation of Wilson 's Double Act, written and directed by Vicky Ireland, was first performed at The Polka Theatre in Wimbledon, London from 30 January to 12 April 2003, and toured throughout the UK. The playscript was published by Collins Plays Plus. Ireland has also written dramatisations of The Lottie Project ( performed at Polka Theatre and San Pol Theatre, Madrid ), Midnight, Bad Girls and Secrets, which were also commissioned by the Polka Theatre, and a dramatisation of The Suitcase Kid which was performed at the Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond and later toured throughout the UK. The scripts for these plays were published by Nick Hern Books. The following books by Wilson have been adapted for TV : Cliffhanger ( 1995, Channel 4 ). Part of Look, See and Read, two - part drama. Double Act ( 2002, Channel 4 ). Starring twins Zoe and Chloe Tempest - Jones as Ruby and Garnet, with a special appearance by Jacqueline Wilson as the casting director at the auditions. This was a one - off 100 - minute feature. The Story of Tracy Beaker ( 2002 -- 2005, CBBC ). Starring Dani Harmer as Tracy and Lisa Coleman ( whose sister, Charlotte, appeared in Double Act as Miss Debenham ) as Cam. Original broadcast dates : 8 January 2002 -- 18 December 2005. The Illustrated Mum ( 2003, Channel 4 ). Starring former EastEnders star Michelle Collins as Marigold Westward, who won a BAFTA Award for her role, and who went on to play Stella Price in Coronation Street, Alice Connor as Dolphin Westward and Holly Grainger as Star Westward. This was a four - part mini-series but later shown as a full feature with no ad breaks. It was again repeated at Christmas 2004. Original broadcast date : 5 December 2003. Best Friends ( 2004, ITV ). This was a six - part miniseries, but was originally broadcast as one feature with a slightly different ending. It starred Chloe Smyth as Gemma and Poppy Rogers as Alice. Original broadcast date : 3 December 2004. This was repeated on the CITV Channel on 6 March 2010. Girls in Love ( ITV ). Starring Olivia Hallinan as Ellie, Zaraah Abrahams as Magda and Amy Kwolek as Nadine. There have been two series of Girls in Love broadcast. Original broadcast dates : 1 April 2003 -- 18 April 2005. Dustbin Baby ( BBC ). Featuring an A-list cast including Juliet Stevenson as Marion, David Haig as a new character, Elliot, and Dakota Blue Richards as April. Original broadcast date : 21 December 2008. Tracy Beaker Returns ( 2010 -- 2012 ). This is a series in which Tracy ( Dani Harmer ) returns to the `` Dumping Ground '' ( Stowey House, whose name has been changed to Elmtree House ) to earn money for her new book because she stole Cam 's money to publish it. She realises that Elm Tree House has changed loads and the new children act worse than herself in her days. At times, she tries to help the children, concluding in the new social workers almost firing her. But sometimes she only gets the child 's part of the story, then being told the whole thing and being totally confused and outraged. The Tracy Beaker Survival Files ( 2011 - 2012 ). A spin - off series where Tracy teaches lessons about various subjects using her stories from the past, and clips from The Story of Tracy Beaker and Tracy Beaker Returns. The Dumping Ground ( 2013 -- ). The continued life at the Dumping Ground after Tracy Beaker moves on to a new care home. The Dumping Ground Survival Files ( 2014 ). Hetty Feather ( 2015 -- ). Books All of Wilson 's books are fiction except the three autobiographies listed here. Tracy Beaker Year of release Title 1991 The Story of Tracy Beaker 2000 The Dare Game 2006 Starring Tracy Beaker Connie Year of release Title 1994 Twin Trouble Connie and the Water Babies Adventure Holiday Year of release Title 1999 Cliffhanger 1999 Buried Alive ! 2001 Biscuit Barrel containing Cliffhanger and Buried Alive ! Girls Year of release Title 1997 Girls in Love 1998 Girls under Pressure 1999 Girls out Late 2002 Girls in Tears Hetty Feather Year of release Title 2009 Hetty Feather 2011 Sapphire Battersea 2012 Emerald Star 2013 Diamond 2015 Little Stars Standalone works Year of release Title 1969 Ricky 's Birthday 1972 Hide and Seek 1973 Truth or Dare Snap 1976 Let 's Pretend 1977 Making Hate 1982 Nobody 's Perfect Waiting for the Sky to Fall 1984 The Killer Tadpole 1984 The Other Side 1984 The School Trip 1985 How to Survive Summer Camp 1986 Amber 1986 The Monster in the Cupboard The Power of the Shade This Girl 1989 Falling Apart 1989 The Left Outs 1989 The Party in the Lift 1990 Glubbslyme 1990 Take a Good Look 1991 The Dream Palace 1992 The Suitcase Kid 1992 Video Rose 1993 Deep Blue 1993 The Mum Minder 1994 The Bed and Breakfast Star 1995 The Dinosaur 's Packed Lunch 1995 Double Act 1995 Jimmy Jelly 1995 Love from Katie 1995 My Brother Bernadette 1995 Sophie 's Secret Diary Bad Girls Beauty and the Beast Mr. Cool 1997 The Lottie Project 1997 The Monster Story - Teller 1998 Rapunzel 1999 The Illustrated Mum 1999 Monster Eyeballs 2000 Lizzie Zipmouth 2000 Vicky Angel 2001 The Cat Mummy 2001 Sleepovers 2001 Dustbin Baby 2002 Secrets 2002 The Worry Website 2002 The Jacqueline Wilson Quiz Book 2003 Lola Rose Midnight Best Friends The Diamond Girls 2005 The World Of Jacqueline Wilson 2005 Clean Break 2005 Love Lessons 2006 Candyfloss 2007 Kiss 2007 Totally Jacqueline Wilson 2008 My Sister Jodie 2008 Cookie Little Darlings The Longest Whale Song 2011 Lily Alone 2011 Green Glass Beads 2012 The Worst Thing About My Sister 2012 Big Day Out 2013 Queenie 2012 Four Children and It 2014 Paws and Whiskers 2014 Opal Plumstead 2015 The Butterfly Club 2015 Katy 2015 Little Stars 2016 Rent A Bridesmaid 2016 Clover Moon 2017 Wave Me Goodbye Notes Jump up ^ Since 1995 there are usually eight books on the Carnegie shortlist. CCSU lists 32 `` Highly Commended '' runners - up for the Carnegie Medal from 1966 to 2002 but only three before 1979 when the distinction became approximately annual. There were 29 `` HC '' books in 24 years including Wilson alone for 1991 and 1995. References Jump up ^ `` Jacqueline Wilson ''. Major Authors and Illustrators for Children and Young Adults, 2nd ed., 8 vols. Gale Group, 2002. Reproduced in Biography Resource Center. Retrieved 2 January 2010, From 2005 to 2007. Jump up ^ `` 2014 Awards ''. Hans Christian Andersen Awards. International Board on Books for Young People ( IBBY ). Retrieved 20 July 2013. ^ Jump up to : Pauli, Michelle ( 26 May 2005 ). `` Children 's laureateship goes to Jacqueline Wilson ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 13 July 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Jacqueline Wilson ''. The Guardian. 22 July 2009. Retrieved 29 August 2008. Jump up ^ Wilson, Jacqueline ( 24 February 2007 ). `` I was a girl for gritty realism ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 15 August 2008. Jump up ^ Mangan, Lucy ( 2015 - 02 - 06 ). `` Jacqueline Wilson interview : ' People say my books are all sex and drugs, but I ca n't remember any ' ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Penhryn Road Campus '' ( PDF ). KUCEL -- flexible event spaces. Kingston University London. p. 4. Retrieved 4 January 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` Author profile ''. Jubilee Books. 2003. ^ Jump up to : `` Dame Jacqueline Wilson 's nasty adult world ''. The Daily Telegraph. 7 March 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2009. Jump up ^ ' WILSON, Jacqueline ', Who 's Who 2008, A & C Black, 2008 ; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2007 retrieved 30 May 2008. `` Born 17 Dec. 1945 ; d of late Harry Aitken and of Margaret Aitken ( née Clibbens ) who was known as Biddy ; m 1965, William Millar Wilson ( marr. diss. 2004 ) ; one d ''. Jump up ^ Armitstead, Claire ( 2004 - 02 - 14 ). `` Profile : Jacqueline Wilson ''. The Guardian. ISSN 0261 - 3077. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ ( 1 ) Retrieved 13 August 2008. Jump up ^ Kellaway, Kate ( 29 May 2005 ). `` My inner age is between 10 and 40 ''. The Observer. Retrieved 30 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Patrons ''. Momentum. Retrieved 24 August 2014. Jump up ^ Fleming, Christine ( 25 March 2011 ). `` Friends of Richmond Park to mark 50 years of protecting the green space ''. Wandsworth Guardian. Retrieved 20 April 2011. Jump up ^ FRP announces its new patrons Friends of Richmond Park website. Retrieved 30 May 2011. Jump up ^ `` Jacqueline Wilson appointed Professorial Fellow ''. University of Roehampton. Retrieved 6 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Jacqueline Wilson to become new University of Roehampton chancellor ''. Your Local Guardian. Retrieved 2017 - 09 - 29. Jump up ^ `` Dame Jacqueline Wilson confirmed as new Chancellor ''. University of Roehampton. Retrieved 14 February 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` BBC -- The Big Read ''. BBC. April 2003. Retrieved 15 October 2017 Jump up ^ https://www.plr.uk.com/mediaCentre/chartToppers/2002-2003ChartToppers.pdf Jump up ^ Lea, Richard ( 8 February 2008 ). `` James Patterson stamps out library competition ''. The Guardian. Retrieved 29 August 2008. Jump up ^ `` Guardian children 's fiction prize relaunched : Entry details and list of past winners ''. The Guardian, 12 March 2001. Retrieved 2 August 2012. Jump up ^ `` Carnegie Medal Award ''. 2007 ( ? ). Curriculum Lab. Elihu Burritt Library. Central Connecticut State University ( CCSU ). Retrieved 13 July 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Jacqueline Wilson ''. Children 's Laureate ( childrenslaureate.org.uk ). Booktrust. Retrieved 28 September 2013. Jump up ^ `` No. 58557 ''. The London Gazette ( Supplement ). 29 December 2007. pp. 6 -- 7. Jump up ^ Laing, Stuart. `` Domus '' in The Letter, Michaelmas 2012, 91, p. 10, Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Jump up ^ London : Macmillan. ISBN 978 - 0 - 230 - 75815 - 5 Children 's literature portal Biography ' Dame Jacqueline Wilson 's Nasty Adult World ' The Telegraph, 8 March 2008. ' Damehood for Tracy Beaker Creator ' BBC News, 29 December 2007. ' A Girl 's own story ' Article about Jacqueline Wilson by Lesley White, The Sunday Times, 18 February 2007. ' My Inner age is between 10 and 40 ' Article about Jacqueline Wilson by Kate Kellaway, The Observer, 29 May 2005. ' Profile : Jacqueline Wilson : Are you sitting uneasily, children ? ' The Sunday Times, 15 February 2004. ' The Pied Piper of Kingston ' Article about Jacqueline Wilson by Claire Amitstead, The Guardian, 14 February 2004. ' Domestic Demons ; In the latest Jacqueline Wilson book to be televised ' by Susan Flockhart, The Sunday Herald, 28 December 2003 Bibliography and works ' Interview : Jacqueline Wilson ' By Martin Barber, BBC Norfolk, 20 November 2007. ' How do I look ? Wilson discusses clothes. by Liz Hoggard, The Independent, 9 November 2002. ' Question time ' Hannah Pool interviews Jacqueline Wilson, The Guardian, 15 March 2007. ' The kids are n't alright ' Article by Jacqueline Wilson, The Guardian, 3 March 2008. ' Writer 's rooms : Jacqueline Wilson ' Article by Jacqueline Wilson, The Guardian, 20 July 2007. ' I was a girl for gritty realism ' by Jacqueline Wilson, The Guardian, 24 February 2007. Letter to the Telegraph about Children and modern society signed by Jacqueline Wilson Jacqueline Wilson at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database Jacqueline Wilson at British Council : Literature Further reading Parker, Vic. ( 2003 ) All About Jacqueline Wilson ( Oxford : Heinemann Library ) Cultural offices Preceded by Michael Morpurgo Children 's Laureate of the United Kingdom 2005 -- 2007 Succeeded by Michael Rosen Novels by Jacqueline Wilson How to Survive Summer Camp ( 1985 ) Glubbslyme ( 1990 ) Take a Good Look ( 1990 ) The Story of Tracy Beaker ( 1991 ) The Suitcase Kid ( 1992 ) The Mum Minder ( 1993 ) The Bed and Breakfast Star ( 1994 ) Double Act ( 1995 ) Bad Girls ( 1996 ) The Lottie Project ( 1997 ) The Illustrated Mum ( 1999 ) Lizzie Zipmouth ( 2000 ) Vicky Angel ( 2000 ) Sleepovers ( 2001 ) Dustbin Baby ( 2001 ) Secrets ( 2002 ) The Worry Website ( 2002 ) Midnight ( 2004 ) Best Friends ( 2004 ) The Diamond Girls ( 2004 ) Clean Break ( 2005 ) Love Lessons ( 2005 ) Candyfloss ( 2006 ) Kiss ( 2007 ) My Sister Jodie ( 2008 ) Cookie ( 2008 ) Hetty Feather ( 2009 ) Little Darlings ( 2010 ) The Longest Whale Song ( 2010 ) Lily Alone ( 2011 ) Sapphire Battersea ( 2011 ) The Worst Thing About My Sister ( 2012 ) Four Children and It ( 2012 ) Emerald Star ( 2012 ) Queenie ( 2013 ) Opal Plumstead ( 2014 ) Katy ( 2015 ) Rent A Bridesmaid ( 2016 ) Clover Moon ( 2016 ) VIAF : 59094087 LCCN : n50015537 ISNI : 0000 0001 2280 5529 GND : 122490320 SUDOC : 02827704X BNF : cb12014632w ( data ) NDL : 00517003 NKC : jn20010310318 BNE : XX1160648 Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jacqueline_Wilson&oldid=809027677 '' Categories : 1945 births Living people 20th - century English novelists 20th - century British women writers 21st - century English novelists 21st - century women writers Academics of the University of Roehampton British Children 's Laureate Costa Book Award winners Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire English autobiographers English children 's writers English women novelists Fellows of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge Fellows of the Royal Society of Literature Guardian Children 's Fiction Prize winners People from Bath, Somerset People from Kingston upon Thames British women children 's writers Hidden categories : Pages containing London Gazette template with parameter supp set to y Use British English from August 2011 Use dmy dates from August 2011 Wikipedia articles needing clarification from August 2012 Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia تۆرکجه Brezhoneg Čeština Cymraeg Deutsch Español Français Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Norsk Polski Русский Српски / srpski Suomi Svenska ไทย Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 6 November 2017, at 18 : 21. 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Question: when was jacqueline wilson's first book published
Answer: 1969