About Emily Smith
Emily Smith was a British writer and children's writer.
Emily Smith is an English children's writer. Her books are aimed at young readers, mainly writing for Young Corgi Books (a Transworld Publishers imprint) and Orchard Books. Her first children's book, Astrid, the au pair from Outer Space won the silver medal in the 6-8 age group, at the Nestlé Smarties Book Prize 1999. The Shrimp won the 6-8 age group Nestlé Smarties Book Prize Gold medal in 2000.
Awards Gold award in the 6–8 age group of the 2001 Smarties Awards for The Shrimp. Silver prize in the 6–8 age group of the 1999 Smarties Awards for Astrid, the au pair from Outer Space. Publications
The Good Manners Prize (HarperCollins Educational, 1996) "Across Three Millennia", Sensational Cyber Stories, ed. Tony Bradman (Doubleday UK, Nov 1997), pp. 81–96
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