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Diana Wynne Jones
Diana Wynne Jones (16 August 1934 – 26 March 2011) was an English writer of fantasy novels, principally for children and young adults, though she also wrote for adults and a small amount of non-fiction. She is best known for the Chrestomanci series and for Howl's Moving Castle, which was adapted into an animated film by Studio Ghibli. She won the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize in 1978 and the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement in 2007.