Miriam Hodgson

Miriam Ann Hodgson (née Rosenthal, 10 December 1938 – 14 November 2005) was a British editor of children's books. In their obituary, The Guardian called her "one of the most successful children's books editors of the last 20 years, and one of the best loved".[1]

Miriam Hodgson
Born
Miriam Ann Rosenthal

10 December 1938
Rusholme, Manchester, England
Died14 November 2005
St George's Hospital, Tooting, London
NationalityBritish
EducationPerse School for Girls
Alma materSt Anne's College, Oxford
OccupationEditor of children's books
Spouse(s)Julian Russell Hodgson
Children1
Parent(s)Erwin Isak Jacob Rosenthal
Elisabeth Charlotte Rosenthal, née Marx
RelativesTom Rosenthal (brother)

Early life

She was born on 10 December 1938 at Denison House, Denison Road, Rusholme, Manchester, the only daughter of Erwin Isak Jacob Rosenthal (1904–1991), a Hebrew scholar and orientalist, and his wife, Elisabeth Charlotte Rosenthal, née Marx (1907–1996).[2] Her brother was the publisher Tom Rosenthal.[2] She was educated at the Perse School for Girls, Cambridge, followed by St Anne's College, Oxford, where she earned a degree in modern history in 1960.[2]

Career

She started her career at the publishers Ernest Benn (which later became Associated Book Publishers), as an editor of adult books, and it was where she met her husband, Julian Russell Hodgson, then head of the education department.[2]

After the birth of her only child, she returned to work part-time as a children's books editor, and in 1986 became editorial director of publishing at Methuen Children's Books.[2]

Hodgson edited the work of "many of the best children's writers of her time", including Jamila Gavin, Michelle Magorian, Anne Fine, Michael Morpurgo, Caroline Pitcher, Carlo Gebler, Theresa Breslin, Bel Mooney, and Jenny Nimmo.[2][1]

Hodgson compiled anthologies for teenagers of stories, mostly from authors she edited, including Heartache (1991), Mother's Day (1992), Mixed Feelings (1997), and Sisters (1998).[2]

Awards

In 1999 she was editor of the year at the British Book Awards, and in 2003 she won the Eleanor Farjeon Award, from the Children's Book Circle, "for outstanding services to children's literature".[2]

Personal life

On 28 November 1969, she married Julian Russell Hodgson, head of the education department at Ernest Benn, son of the Rev. John Hodgson, at St Pancras Register Office.[2] They had one daughter, Elinor.[2]

Later life

On 14 November 2005, she died of ovarian cancer at St George's Hospital, Tooting, London.[2]

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References
  1. Eccleshare, Julia (23 November 2005). "Miriam Hodgson". The Guardian. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
  2. "Hodgson [née Rosenthal], Miriam Ann". ODNB. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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