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Diana Wynne Jones

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The Resume

    (1934-March 26, 2011)
    Wrote ' Charmed Life,' ' The Lives of Christopher Chant,' ' The Magicians of Caprona,' ' Witch Week,' ' Mixed Magics,' 'Dark Lord of Derkholm,' ' Year of the Griffin,' ' Cart and Cwidder,' ' Drowned Ammet,' ' The Spellcoats,' ' Crown of Dalemark,' ' Howl's Moving Castle,' ' Castle in the Air,' ' Deep Secret' and ' The Merlin Conspiracy'
    Won a Guardian Award for Children's Books (1977)
    Won a Mythopeic Award (1999)
    Won a Karl Edward Wagner Award (1999)

Why she might be annoying:

    She was extremely dyslexic growing up.
    Her parents laughed at her when she told them she wanted to be a writer.
    She writes poetry.
    Her novels are comparable to J.K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' series.
    In an interview, she said: 'If I were not a writer, I would be a very miserable person.'

Why she might not be annoying:

    She had a chaotic and unsettled childhood.
    She attended St. Anne's Oxford College.
    She went to lectures by C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien.
    She said: 'I am an inspirational writer. I forget meals and write with ever-increasing speed.'
    Her fantasy novels appeal to both children and adults.

Credit: Jeff


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Year In Review:

    In 2023, Out of 3 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2022, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
    In 2021, Out of 10 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2020, Out of 1 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2019, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2018, Out of 26 Votes: 53.85% Annoying
    In 2017, Out of 4 Votes: 25.00% Annoying
    In 2016, Out of 2 Votes: 100% Annoying
    In 2015, Out of 7 Votes: 28.57% Annoying
    In 2014, Out of 10 Votes: 30.0% Annoying
    In 2013, Out of 14 Votes: 57.14% Annoying
    In 2012, Out of 14 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
    In 2011, Out of 127 Votes: 71.65% Annoying
    In 2010, Out of 19 Votes: 52.63% Annoying
    In 2009, Out of 19 Votes: 36.84% Annoying
    In 2008, Out of 30 Votes: 53.33% Annoying
    In 2007, Out of 61 Votes: 67.21% Annoying
    In 2006, Out of 108 Votes: 62.96% Annoying
    In 2005, Out of 164 Votes: 52.44% Annoying