She primarily writes literature and television drama for children and young adults.

Crossfire is the latest in Malorie Blackman's Noughts & Crosses series.

Malorie Blackman OBE (born 8 February 1962) is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015. We grabbed 5 minutes with Malorie (she’s a very busy lady these days!) Film & TV Feature. Her adapted book is Noughts + Crosses is currently on BBC One.

Malorie Blackman OBE is a British writer who held the position of Children's Laureate from 2013 to 2015.

Malorie Blackman The politics of fear and division employed by the fictional Prime-Minister-to-be Tobias Durbridge are what we’re seeing daily.

I travelled to Northern Ireland for the first time which I really enjoyed. She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues. Since then she has written many books and scripts, and her popularity has steadily grown. In a television interview, I said that diversity in our children's books should include the adventures of disabled children, travellers and gipsies, LGBT teens, different cultures, classes, colours, religions. She qualified in Computer Science and followed a successful career in computing, before becoming a writer at the age of 28. Her first published book was Not So Stupid!

Malorie Blackman was born in 1962. Noughts and Crosses’ Jack Rowan on the cult star-crossed lovers story.

The Noughts + Crosses author was once approached by producers looking to change the book's black ruling class to Asian for an on-screen adaptation All the people I got to meet and the new places I had a chance to visit. Crossfire, Malorie Blackman said in an interview with Channel 4’s Krishnan Guru-Murthy, is ‘inspired by Brexit and Donald Trump’, and comes at a serious and near-dystopian political point for us in the West. Here, the author talks to Stylist about the real-life events that inspired her latest book, Malorie Blackman (born 8 February 1962) co-wrote the Doctor Who television story Rosa, with Chris Chibnall.She is the first non-white writer to contribute to a script for televised Doctor Who.. Blackman previously wrote the fiftieth anniversary Seventh Doctor Puffin eshort The Ripple Effect, which made her the first non-white writer for the series of eleven Puffin eshorts as well.

She has used science fiction to explore social and ethical issues.

As the best-selling book debuts on BBC, the lead actor discusses his determination to do the popular story justice, everyday racism, and working with powerhouses Malorie Blackman and Stormzy. (1990), a book of short stories. What was the best thing about being Children’s Laureate? She writes literature and television drama for children and young adults. to ask her a few burning questions.

It shouldn't be a token gesture, nor do such stories need to be 'issue-based'. Watch on iPlayer…