Malorie blackman biography channel

Born: 8th February 1962
Episodes Broadcast: 2018

The daughter of emigrants from Barbados, Malorie Blackman was born in Clapham, London.

Malorie blackman biography channel

Always a keen writer, her creativity was fired by her interest in programmes like Doctor Who and Star Trek. When she was thirteen years old, Blackman's imagination became a vital refuge following the collapse of her parents' marriage, providing her with a mechanism to work through her heartbreak.

As a teenager, she aspired to teach English and drama but, after encountering discouragement from a careers adviser due to her race, she instead became interested in computer programming and enrolled at Thames Polytechnic. After working at Reuters for several years, Blackman again felt the lure of her creative instincts, and she began to take night classes at the City Literary Institute.

She would later graduate from a scriptwriting program offered by the National Film and Television School.

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