Neil Gaiman

November 10, 1960 (age 64)

The English author and screenwriter, Neil Gaiman, has written almost everything under the sun including poetry, short fiction, novels, comics, graphic novels, and films. Among his most well-known works are the comic books series The Sandman, and the novels Stardust, American Gods, Coraline, and The Graveyard Book.

Gaiman became interested in reading at an early age. His childhood favorites that influenced his later writing included The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia series and Alice's Adventures in Wonderland. He also enjoyed reading Batman comics and the graphic novels of Alan Moore.

Gaiman's first writing experiences were as a journalist but soon after he published his first story, Featherquest, and book, a biography of the band Duran Duran. Gaiman collaborated with Terry Pratchett on his first novel, the comedic Good Omens. Around this same time, Gaiman became friends with Alan Moore and began writing The Sandman comics. In addition to novels, Gaiman wrote the screenplays for films and television shows including episodes of Babylon 5 and Doctor Who.

Gaiman enjoys reading his works in public and tours with his musician wife, Amanda Palmer. He has won more awards than we can count on our hands and toes and will likely continue to do so in the future.