Mal Peet, award-winning children's author, dies aged 67

Tributes pour in for ‘one of the greatest YA authors’, who died on Monday

Authors and readers have taken to Twitter to mourn the death – and celebrate the life – of the award-winning author Mal Peet who died on Monday night.

Peet, winner of the Carnegie medal and the Guardian children’s fiction prize, discovered he was terminally ill at Christmas.

Mal Peet, one of the greatest YA writers and a man I greatly admired (even when we disagreed!) has died. http://t.co/GR2dudYZtN

“He used to say the uglier things are the longer they live, and the ugliest things live forever.” -Mal Peet

I am sad beyond measure to hear of the death of my friend, the GREAT Carnegie Medal winner and YA writer Mal Peet. A gent & a genius. :-(

@justine_jordan @Patrick_Ness Joining in this sadness. Goodbye to a good, thoughtful, funny person. Mal Peet.

So sad to hear of the death of wonderful author Mal Peet: http://t.co/elA1dHzjJG

Incredibly sad to hear that Carnegie Medal winner and all time great man and writer Mal Peet has died. Gutted.

Very, very sad to hear about Mal Peet. Keeper is one of the best children's books I've ever read.

Very upset to hear the news about Mal Peet's passing. He was such fun to work with. Such sad news.

Just heard the sad news about Mr. Mal Peet. He was so encouraging to me as a new writer on the block, and shall never forget his kindness.

Oh, for christ sake, now Mal Peet has died? Now, I have a very sad face.

So sad about Mal Peet. Thinking of his family and all friends lucky enough to work with him. http://t.co/ubaWRtaP2N

Mal Peet died last night. Selfish to mourn the unwritten books; still, I do. Thoughts and prayers with his family.

Yes me too. Sad that is. Mr Mal Peet has left the world with some lovely books. Thank you.

I think my heart just cracked. What an enormous loss. http://t.co/N5B6u8sJzW

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