In the history of letters, Cressida Cowell is one of the names that keeps being returned to.
The record lists Cressida Cowell as British writer.
Cressida Cowell was born at London in 1966. Her recorded nationality is United Kingdom. She was educated at Keble College and Saint Martin's School of Art.
Contemporary publishing is global and fast, with translation, festivals and prizes doing much of the work that critics once did.
She worked as writer, children's writer and author.
The writing is recorded in English.
Among her best-known works are How to Train Your Dragon and How to Train Your Dragon. A writer's real subject usually becomes visible only across the whole body of work.
Recognition followed: Nestlé Children's Book Prize (2006) and Member of the Order of the British Empire.
That the work was written from United Kingdom matters: language, censorship and the reach of a publishing industry decide which books travel and which stay local.
Cressida Cowell is still writing, and the shape of the body of work is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Nestlé Children's Book Prize — 2006
- Member of the Order of the British Empire
- Notable work: How to Train Your Dragon
- Notable work: How to Train Your Dragon
