Marcus Sedgwick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Marcus Sedgwick

British writer and illustrator

Date of Birth: 01-Apr-1968

Place of Birth: Kent, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Marcus Sedgwick (born 8 April 1968) is a British writer, illustrator and musician.
He has published novels such as Floodland (2001; winner of the Branford Boase Award) and The Dark Horse (2002; shortlisted for The Guardian Children's Fiction Prize).
He authored several picture books, and has illustrated a collection of myths and a book of folk tales for adults.The first U.S.
edition of his 2011 novel Midwinterblood won the 2014 Michael L.
Printz Award from the American Library Association as the preceding year's "best book written for teens, based entirely on its literary merit".