She received an OBE (a British order of chivalry) in 2008 for her contributions to literature. She also made history by being the first Black person to ever work on the television show Doctor Who. The first in the series, Noughts & Crosses, was voted number 61 on BBC’s 2003 “Big Read” list, ranking ahead of Charles Dickens’s A Tale of Two Cities and some of Terry Pratchett’s novels. In terms of her novels, Blackman is best known for the Noughts & Crosses series, which consists of five novels and three companion novellas. Since starting to publish in 1990, Blackman has published a number of novels for adults and children, short stories, picture books, and early chapter books, in addition to writing for film, radio, and the stage. She later graduated from the National Film and Television School. As a kid, she wanted to be an English teacher, but she initially attended college to become a systems programmer instead. Blackman was born in London, England to Barbadian immigrants.
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