Who was Walter de la Mare?
He was born in 1873 in Charlton (part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England, and home of Charlton Athletic F.C.) as Walter John de la Mare.
He worked for Standard Oil for 18 years and wrote while working. His first book of poems was Songs of Childhood.
He won the Carnegie Medal in 1947, a British literary award for children's fiction, named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who himself was a published writer, commenting on business and industrial relations issues. Walter was one of the earliest recipients of this award.
Other winners of the Carnegie Medal include Northumberland-born Robert Westall for the Machine Gunners (double winner 1975, 1981).
He was born in 1873 in Charlton (part of the Royal Borough of Greenwich, England, and home of Charlton Athletic F.C.) as Walter John de la Mare.
He worked for Standard Oil for 18 years and wrote while working. His first book of poems was Songs of Childhood.
He won the Carnegie Medal in 1947, a British literary award for children's fiction, named after the Scottish-born American philanthropist, Andrew Carnegie, who himself was a published writer, commenting on business and industrial relations issues. Walter was one of the earliest recipients of this award.
Other winners of the Carnegie Medal include Northumberland-born Robert Westall for the Machine Gunners (double winner 1975, 1981).
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