About Kate Thompson
Born 1956. Kate Thompson is a British writer, science fiction writer, children's writer, fantasy author, novelist and screenwriter.
Kate Thompson (born 10 November 1956) They have two daughters, Cliodhna and Dearbhla. She is an accomplished fiddler with an interest in Irish traditional music, which is reflected in The New Policeman.
She won two major annual awards for The New Policeman (Bodley Head, 2005), set in modern Kinvara and the Irish mythological TÃr na nÓg: the Guardian Children's Fiction Prize
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Kate Thompson was born on 10 November 1956 in Halifax.
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Kate Thompson is a writer, science fiction writer, children's writer, fantasy author, novelist and screenwriter.
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Kate Thompson is British.
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