William Mayne (1928-) is a British writer of children's fiction. He was described as one of the outstanding children's authors of the 20th Century by the Oxford Companion to Children's Literature, and is the winner of the Carnegie Medal and Guardian fiction awards. He wrote more than 100 books, including a trilogy about the legend of King Arthur called Candlefast, Cradlefast and Earthfast.
In 2004 William Mayne was charged with sexual assault and rape of underage girls, between the years of 1960-1975. He was convicted on May 5 2004 of indecent assault after a guilty plea, and sentenced to two and a half years in prison; the judge ordered 'not guilty' verdicts on the rape charges.
Mayne is recognized as a writer whose young adult fiction has broadened the definition of this genre, preparing his audience for the style, content, and complexity of adult fiction.
Mayne is not considered an easy writer due to the conciseness of his prose, which sometimes borders on terseness, and the intricacy of his plots.
WilliamMayne is certainly the most excitingly original writer for children to emerge in the last five years.
Mayne Island is a rustic 21-square-kilometre island in the southern Gulf Islands chain of British Columbia.
Mayne, the Rockies' regular catcher, was unable to swing a bat due to a sprained left wrist and had missed the previous four games.
Mayne's Southam Street work was brought to a new audience in the 1990s, through being extensively used for concert backdrops, record sleeves and press-adverts by the singer Morrissey, and through a major 1996 retrospective exhibition at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London.
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