Malorie Blackman

Malorie Blackman is a British author best known for her children’s and young adult fiction, including the dystopian *Noughts & Crosses* series. She was born in London in 1962, worked in computer science before becoming a full-time writer, and served as the United Kingdom’s Children’s Laureate from 2013 to 2015.[1][2][3]

London, England Feb 8, 1962 Wikipedia Website
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