Sheena Porter
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Sheena Porter (1935-2010) is a British author of children's novels. She won the 1964 Carnegie Medal from the Library Association, recognising Nordy Bank as the year's best children's book by a British subject.[1]
Sheena Porter worked as a librarian in Leicester, Nottingham and Shropshire, and ultimately lived in Ludlow.
Her work is particularly notable for its atmosphere and characterization. It has a feeling for landscape, often portraying actual places, especially in the high country of the Welsh Marches, such as Nordy Bank, and the Long Mynd in The Knockers.[2] She also weaved the history and folklore of the region into her narratives.[3]
