![]() The Phoenix Award is given to children's literature, which was not a recipient of a major award at the time of publication, but after the time period of twenty years, still maintains literary merit. For his novel “John Diamond,” he was the recipient of the Whitbread Award for best children's book in 1980, and for the novel “Smith,” the recipient of the Phoenix Award for Children's Literature in 1987. ![]() He received much acclaim for finishing Charles Dickins' “Mystery of Edwin Drood” in 1980 and retelling Biblical and Shakespeare tales in his books. The Carnegie Medal is the oldest and most prestigious award offered for children's books to an English-speaking author. A novel re-telling Greek myths, “The God Beneath the Sea,” was co-written by Garfield and Edward Blishen with illustrations by Charles Keeping, and was the recipient of the 1970 Carnegie Medal for Children's Literature. He is best known as an award-winning English author of historical novels for children, though he did successfully write for adults. ![]()
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