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David Almond

Author England 1951–present

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I learned to be a regional writer by reading people like Flannery O'Connor. She was a huge influence.
David Almond
The sounds and rhythms of words are really important to me.
David Almond
It's always been the case that politicians want different things from children than good educators do. Good educators want imaginative, exploratory beings, but politicians just want economic units.
David Almond
Themes around education and learning run through my work.
David Almond
My work explores the frontier between rationalism and superstition and the wavering boundary between the two.
David Almond