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| Born | 17 October 1971 Fort Belvoir, Virginia, U.S. |
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| Nationality | American-British |
| Alma mater | University of Southern California |
| Genre | Young adult |
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Patrick Ness FRSL (born 17 October 1971) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is best known for his books for young adults, including the Chaos Walking (2008-2010) trilogy and A Monster Calls (2011).
Ness won the annual Carnegie Medal in 2011 and in 2012, for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls.[3][4][5][6][a] He is one of seven writers to win two Medals, and the second to win consecutively.
He wrote the screenplay of the 2016 film adaptation of A Monster Calls, and was the creator and writer of the Doctor Who spin-off series Class.
- ^ Jones, Nicolette (18 May 2017). "Class writer Patrick Ness on his new novel about a day in the life of a teenager coming out". RadioTimes. Retrieved 13 March 2023.
Ness, who married his civil partner in 2013...
- ^ Patrick Ness [@patricknessbooks] (23 February 2023). "I don't share many personal details online (and still won't), but after a very rough four or five years in which I got divorced, I got married in Vegas on the spur of the moment last October to @nmjcoveney and it's just the best thing". Retrieved 23 February 2023 – via Instagram.
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