Until she moved away from Kingston-upon-Thames she was a patron of the Friends of Richmond Park. Wilson is patron of the charity Momentum in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey, which helps Surrey children undergoing treatment for cancer (and their families), and also a patron of the Letterbox Club, a BookTrust initiative. She concluded her term as Chancellor in August 2020. She teaches modules in both the Children's Literature and Creative Writing master's degree (MA) programmes offered by the university. She was reappointed in 2017 for a further three years. In February 2014, it was announced that she would be appointed Chancellor of the university (its honorary figurehead) from August 2014. In June 2013, Wilson was appointed a professorial fellow of the University of Roehampton, and a Pro-Chancellor. University of Roehampton and charity work

She had mixed success with about 40 books before the breakthrough to fame in 1991 with The Story of Tracy Beaker, published by Doubleday.Īs her children's novels frequently feature themes of adoption, divorce and mental illness, they tend to attract controversy, yet are well loved by children and adults alike. At the age of 40, she took A-level English and earned a grade A.

When Wilson began to focus on writing, she completed several crime fiction novels before dedicating herself to children's books. Further information: Jacqueline Wilson bibliography

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