Georgia Byng | |
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![]() Byng in 2022 | |
Born | Winchester, England | 6 September 1965
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Education | Westonbirt School |
Alma mater | Central School of Speech and Drama |
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Notable works | Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism (2002) |
Notable awards | Sheffield Children's Book Award Stockton Children's Book Award Salford Children's Book Award Massachusetts Children's Book Award |
Children | 3 |
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Georgia Byng (born 6 September 1965) is a British children's writer, educator, illustrator, actress and film producer. Since 1995, she has published thirteen children's books, and co-written and co-produced one film. Byng has won the Stockton Children's Book Award,[1] the Sheffield Children's Book Award,[2] the Massachusetts Children's Book Award,[3] the Salford Children's Book Award and the Best Kid's Film at the Peace And Love Festival, Sweden. Most of Byng's books are magical realism adventures, with protagonists who overcome self-doubt and become self-empowered. The themes are often bullying and its darkness, kindness and its light, friendship and its warmth, and the power of the mind.