Neil Gaiman

Neil Richard MacKinnon Gaiman (; born Neil Richard Gaiman on 10 November 1960) is an English author of short fiction, novels, comic books, graphic novels, audio theatre, and screenplays. His works include the comic book series ''The Sandman'' and the novels ''Good Omens'', ''Stardust'', ''Anansi Boys'', ''American Gods'', ''Coraline'', and ''The Graveyard Book''. He co-created the TV series adaptations of ''Good Omens'' and ''The Sandman''.

Gaiman has won numerous awards, including the Hugo, Nebula, and Bram Stoker awards, as well as the Newbery and Carnegie medals. He is the first author to win both the Newbery and the Carnegie medals for the same work, ''The Graveyard Book'' (2008). In 2013, ''The Ocean at the End of the Lane'' was voted Book of the Year in the British National Book Awards. It was later adapted into a critically acclaimed stage play at the Royal National Theatre in London.

In 2024, it was announced that a number of commercial ventures linked to him would halt production, owing to allegations of sexual assault towards women. Provided by Wikipedia