Daren King

Laurence Daren King (born 1972 in Harlow, Essex) is an English novelist and children's writer. His debut novel, Boxy an Star, made the shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award and the ten finalists for the Booker Prize in 1999. He won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize gold medal in the 6 to 8-year-old readers category for Mouse Noses on Toast in 2006.

Daren King
Self-portrait, June 2009
BornLaurence Daren King
1972 (age 5152)
Harlow, Essex, England
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Period1999–present
GenresLiterary novels, children's mystery and supernatural fiction
Literary movementNew Puritans
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