Daniel Pinkwater

(November 15, 1941 – )

Daniel M. Pinkwater (né Manus Pinkwater) is the author and illustrator of some 100 books, mainly for children and YA readers. They have attracted a large adult following, in particular his surreally humorous sf and fantasy works such as Lizard Music; Alan Mendelsohn, the Boy from Mars and The Snarkout Boys and the Avocado of Death. Several of Pinkwater’s books have been adapted as stage plays by Chicago’s Lifeline Theatre.

He was married to artist Jill Pinkwater until her 2022 death; she illustrated some of his books. He lives in upstate New York but spent many of his formative years in Chicago, where a number of his books are set.

• The Agony & the Eggplant: Daniel Pinkwater's Heroic Struggles in the Name of YA Literature by Walter Hogan (2001).
• Website.
• Entry in The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction.

Awards, Honors and GoHships:

• 1985 — Loscon 12 (in absentia)
• 2001 — NonCon 1 (did not attend)

---

Person

1941—

This is a biography page. Please extend it by adding more information about the person, such as fanzines and apazines published, awards, clubs, conventions worked on, GoHships, impact on fandom, external links, anecdotes, etc. See Standards for People and The Naming of Names.