Former SWWJ President Nina Bawden wrote over 40 books including the award- winning children’s book, Carrie’s War, which was later adapted into a television series and also won the Phoenix award in 1993 – 20 years after its publication. One of her last books, Dear Austen, was a collection of letters addressed to her late husband.
In 1995 Nina was made a CBE. In 2004, she received the ST Dupont Golden Pen award for a lifetime’s contribution to literature. She died in 2012, aged 87.
Earlier this month she was honoured with an Islington People’s Plaque. Deputy Leader of Islington Council and executive member for health and wellbeing, Cllr Janet Burgess, said: “Nina had an exceptional life. Today, her stories, characters, and observations still resonate as strongly as they ever did.”
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