Berlie Doherty
Berlie Doherty
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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.
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Berlie Doherty has twice been awarded the Carnegie Medal, a prestigious British literary award for children's books. She received it for "Granny Was a Buffer Girl" and "Dear Nobody."
Berlie Doherty's novel "Dear Nobody" was adapted into a television series. She has also written libretti for children's operas, demonstrating her work's versatility across different artistic forms.