Michael Rosen

Michael Rosen
Rosen in 2022
Born	Michael Wayne Rosen (1946-05-07) 7 May 1946 (age 78) Harrow, Middlesex, England
Occupation	Author, broadcaster, poet, activist, academic
Education	Wadham College, Oxford (BA) University of Reading (MA) University of North London (PhD)
Period	1974–present
Genres	Children's literature Children's poetry
Notable awards	Children's Laureate 2007–2009 Fred and Anne Jarvis Award 2010 PEN Pinter Prize 2023
Spouses	Elizabeth Steele ​ ​ (m. 1976; div. 1987)​ Geraldine Clark ​ ​ (m. 1987; div. 1997)​ Emma-Louise Williams
Children	5 (1 deceased)
Relatives	Harold Rosen (father)
Political party	Respect (2004–2015)
Website
michaelrosen.co.uk

Michael Wayne Rosen (born 7 May 1946) is an English children's author, poet, presenter, political columnist, broadcaster, activist, and academic, who is a professor of children's literature in the Department of Educational Studies at Goldsmiths, University of London. He has written over 200 books for children and adults. Select books include We're Going on a Bear Hunt (1989) and Sad Book (2004). He served as Children's Laureate from June 2007 to June 2009. He won the 2023 PEN Pinter Prize, awarded by English PEN, for his "fearless" body of work.^[1]