Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones

Diana Wynne Jones was born on August 16th, 1934. Diana Wynne passed away March 26th, 2011 at 76 years old. Diana Wynne Jones was born in London, England.

Diana Wynne Jones is known for writing in the Fantasy, Young Adult Fiction, and Children's Books genres.

Diana Wynne Jones had written 24 standalone novels, starting with Changeover in 1970. The most recently released novel was The Islands of Chaldea, which was released in 2014.

Diana Wynne Jones also wrote the Chrestomanci series which has 6 books including Charmed Life and The Magicians of Caprona.

Diana Wynne Jones: Awards & Accolades

Diana Wynne Jones has won multiple awards including: The British Fantasy Award The Karl Edward Wagner Award (Important Contribution), in 1999 and the World Fantasy Award Life Achievement, in 2007.

Jones' books have also won multiple awards, The Crown of Dalemark won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 1996. Dark Lord of Derkholm won the Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature, in 1999.

The following novels by Diana Wynne Jones were also nominated for these awards:

• Archer's Goon: World Fantasy Award, Novel (1985).
• Fire and Hemlock: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award (1986).
• Castle in the Air: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (1992).
• The Tough Guide to Fantasyland: Hugo Award, Best Related Work (1997).
• Firebirds Rising: World Fantasy Award, Anthology (2007). Locus Award, Best Anthology (2007).
• The Pinhoe Egg: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2007).
• House of Many Ways: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2009).
• Reflections: British Fantasy Award, Best Non-Fiction (2013).
• The Islands of Chaldea: Mythopoeic Award, Fantasy Award for Children's Literature (2015).

Diana Wynne Jones: Lists & Other Mentions

• Howl's Moving Castle:
  1. BBC: 100 Greatest Childrens Books of All Time Selection in 2023.
  2. AbeBooks: 50 Essential Young Adult Novels Selection in 2014.
  3. Flavor Wire: 50 Sci-Fi/Fantasy Novels That Everyone Should Read Selection in 2013.

Diana Wynne Jones: TV/Movies Based on Books

Diana had a few of her works adapted into TV series. The first one being Archer's Goon which was based on the book with the same name. The TV series aired in 1992 and had one season with six episodes. The series was nominated for a BAFTA award. The second series was Jackanory which was an extensive series that originally aired between 1965 and 1996 was based on a lot of different writers' stories but that episodes that were based on Diana's stories were, a total of fifteen episodes that aired in 1974, 1976, and 1977 titled The Ogre Downstairs: Part 1 - 5 which was based off the story of the same name, Cart and Cwidder: Part 1 - 5 which was based off the story of the same name, and Charmed Life: Part 1 which was also based off the story of the same name.

Diana had a few of her works adapted in movies. One was titled Earwig and the Witch based on the story of the same name. The theatrical release was in 2021 and received mixed reviews. Another movie that was adapted from one of her stories was Howl's Moving Castle which was loosely based on the novel of the same name. It was released in 2004 and won several awards including four Tokyo Anime Awards and a Nebula Award for Best Script.

Related Authors

Fans of Diana Wynne Jones also enjoy these authors:

1. Rick Riordan, author of the Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series.
2. Ursula K. Le Guin, author of the Earthsea Cycle Series.
3. Alexandra Bracken, author of The Darkest Minds Series.
4. Roshani Chokshi, author of The Gilded Wolves Series.
5. J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter Series.
6. Holly Black, author of the Folk Of The Air Series.
7. Alice Hoffman, author of the Practical Magic Series.
8. Heather Fawcett, author of the Emily Wilde Series.
9. Sarah Beth Durst, author of The Spellshop Series.
10. Eoin Colfer, author of the Artemis Fowl Series.

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