Kevin Crossley-Holland’s books for children include the Arthur trilogy, Gatty’s Tale, two Viking sagas, Heartsong, and The Riddlemaster. He has been awarded the Carnegie Medal and the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize.
He is also a very well-known poet and the author of the bestselling The Penguin Book of Norse Myths. He edited The Oxford Book of Travel Verse and his moving memoir, The Hidden Roads, was highly praised.
Crossley-Holland has worked with many composers and co-authored a play about the birth of East Anglia. He has collaborated with photographers and artists including the Academician Norman Ackroyd.
He lives on the north Norfolk coast with his wife, Linda, and their four children.