Berlie Doherty

Born:

1943

Known for:

Children's fiction, Juvenile fiction, Fiction, Fairy tales, Fiction, general, Fantasy fiction

Berlie Doherty is an English novelist, poet, playwright and screenwriter. She is best known for children's books, for which she has twice won the Carnegie Medal. She has also written novels for adults, plays for theatre and radio, television series and libretti for children's opera.