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William Nicholson was a television producer for many years and wrote screenplays for television, theater, and film, where he shines as the screenwriter of Nell, First Knight, Shadowlands, and Gladiator, nominated for major categories by the Hollywood Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences – best picture, best original screenplay, best leading actor, best cinematography. He debuts in children's literature with this narrative full of fantastic adventures that celebrates the creative and inspiring power of imagination and fantasy. After J.K. Rowling won the last three gold medals of the Nestlé Smarties Prize Award, William Nicholson won the top prize in 2000, in the 9-11 age category, with his debut work in children's literature, The Wind Singer, which also begins the trilogy entitled The Wind of Fire.