Claim: Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children was written by a woman.

Jane Loretta Anne Goldman -LRB- born 11 June 1970 -RRB- is an English screenwriter , author and producer . She is mostly known for co-writing , with Matthew Vaughn , the screenplays of Kingsman : The Secret Service -LRB- 2015 -RRB- , X-Men : First Class -LRB- 2011 -RRB- , Kick-Ass -LRB- 2010 -RRB- and Stardust -LRB- 2007 -RRB- . Both met high critical praise for their partnership works . The Woman in Black -LRB- 2012 -RRB- is the first solo screenplay by Goldman . She is also known for writing the books Dreamworld -LRB- 2000 -RRB- and The X-Files Book of the Unexplained -LRB- 1997 -RRB- , and presenting her own paranormal TV series , Jane Goldman Investigates , on the channel Living , between 2003 and 2004 .   Goldman worked on the story of X-Men : Days of Future Past -LRB- 2014 -RRB- , the sequel to First Class , and on the screenplay of Kingsman : The Secret Service -LRB- the 2015 adaptation of the comic book by Mark Millar and Dave Gibbons -RRB- . Both films were partnerships with Matthew Vaughn . Goldman also wrote the script for Miss Peregrine 's Home for Peculiar Children , a 2016 film adaption of the novel , for Tim Burton .