Robert Swindells

Robert E. Swindells (born 1939) is an English author of children's and young adult fiction, best known for his novel Stone Cold (1993), which won the Carnegie Medal for its portrayal of homelessness, and Brother in the Land (1984), a post-apocalyptic story that earned the Red House Children's Book Award.com. After leaving school at 15, working various jobs including in the Royal Air Force, and training as a teacher, he published his debut When Darkness Comes in 1973 and became a full-time writer in 1980, often tackling social issues like nuclear war and urban decay.com. He has won multiple Red House Children's Book Awards for works including Room 13 (1989), Nightmare Stairs (1998), and Blitzed (2003).