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Alan Davidson (author)

Alan Davidson (born 1943) began his writing career sub-editing ''Roy of the Rovers'' for the British comics magazine ''Tiger'' and was soon contributing his own stories to other British comics and associated annuals. He later worked for Oxfam. His first children's novel was published in 1978.
The publication of ''A Friend Like Annabel'' (1983), a collection of humorous and distinctly British stories, inspired by his own children, brought him recognition as a humorous writer and comparisons with Richmal Crompton.〔Mary Sullivan, ''The Guardian'', 5 June 1984〕 Four more collections of stories followed: ''Just Like Annabel'', ''Even More Like Annabel'', ''The New, Thinking Annabel'' and ''Little Yearnings of Annabel'', Davidson's "laconic style" accounting for their popularity.〔Gerald Haigh, ''The Times'' Educational Supplement, 7 June 1985〕 When the original publisher's children's list closed, the rights were acquired by a second publisher and the five books reissued in new editions, together with backlist novels. One of these, ''The Bewitching of Alison Allbright'', remained in print for nearly twenty years.〔Stephanie Nettell, ''The Guardian'', 8 October 1988: "A welcome re-issue of this junior psychological thriller about the awesome power of wish fulfilment. Also re-issued, the Davidson-we-know's sparkling Annabel comedies."〕
The ''Annabel'' collections were complemented in the 1990s by more British humour including the "very funny" 〔''Junior Bookshelf'' UK October 1995〕 but much younger ''Catfoot'' books and a one-off comic novel (for all ages), ''Escape from Cold Ditch'', a satire about battery hens featuring John Richardson's cartoon-style drawings. An audio version was released, narrated by the actress Joanna Lumley. The book became the subject of a long running controversy following the release of the hit film ''Chicken Run'' in June 2000, the author alleging plagiarism.〔Author cries fowl over Chicken Run, Pravina Patel, ''The Mail on Sunday'', 25 June 2000〕〔Feathers fly in Chicken Run row, Vanessa Thorpe, ''The Observer'', 18 March 2001〕 Court papers were issued in 2003 〔(Chicken Run makers sued for 'plagiarism' ), ''The Guardian'', 27 June 2003, accessed 1 June 2007〕 but the case did not come to trial.
His most recent book ''Light'' is considered thought provoking and returns to the straightforward narrative form of the earlier, longer novels.〔''Riveting Reads (Books for ages 12 - 16)'' London 2006 School Library Association ISBN 1-903446-32-5, accessed 3 June 2007〕 Davidson worked for Oxfam as a writer, parliamentary lobbyist and editor of its newspaper, ''Oxfam News''. In 1990, as an author, he was appointed a Fellow of English Poets, Essayists and Novelists (English PEN), serving on its Executive Committee for several years and subsequently on its Writers in Prison Committee.
Many of his children's books have been reissued in e-format.
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