Editing Lloyd Alexander (section)

{{Short description|American writer (1924–2007)}}
{{For|the German automobile model|Lloyd 600}}
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] -->
| birth_name          = Lloyd Chudley Alexander
| image         = Lloyd Alexander.jpg
| caption       =
| birth_date    = {{birth date|1924|1|30|mf=y}}
| birth_place   = [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]], U.S.
| death_date    = {{death date and age|2007|5|17|1924|1|30|mf=y}}
| death_place   = [[Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania]], U.S. 
| resting_place =
| occupation    = Novelist
| genre         = [[Fantasy]], [[children's literature]]
| citizenship   =
| education     =
| alma_mater    = [[University of Paris]]
| period        = 1955–2007
| notableworks  = ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]'' <br>''[[Westmark (novel)|Westmark]]'' trilogy <br/>
{{Awards
| award   = Newbery Medal
| year    = 1969
| title   = The High King
}}
{{Awards
| award   = National Book Award
| year    = 1971
| title   = The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian
| year2   = 1982
| title2  = Westmark
}}
| spouse  = {{marriage|Janine Denni|1946|2007|reason=died}}
| children = 1 (adopted)
| signature     = lloyd_alexander_signature.png
| website       =
}}

'''Lloyd Chudley Alexander''' (January 30, 1924 – May 17, 2007) was an American author of more than 40 books, primarily [[fantasy novels]] for [[children's literature|children and young adults]]. Over his seven-decade career, Alexander wrote 48 books, and his work has been translated into 20 languages.{{sfn|Crossley|2012|p=53:05}} His most famous work is ''[[The Chronicles of Prydain]]'', a series of five [[high fantasy]] novels whose conclusion, ''[[The High King]]'', was awarded the 1969 [[Newbery Medal]] for excellence in American children's literature.<ref name=newbery/> He won U.S. [[National Book Award]]s in 1971 and 1982.<ref name=nba1971>
[https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-1971 "National Book Awards – 1971"]. [[National Book Foundation]] (NBF). Retrieved 2012-02-22.</ref><ref name=nba1982>
[https://www.nationalbook.org/awards-prizes/national-book-awards-1982 "National Book Awards – 1982"]. NBF. Retrieved 2012-02-22.</ref> 

Alexander grew up in [[Pennsylvania]] during the [[Great Depression]]. He developed a passion for reading books and writing poetry. He attended college for only one term, believing that there was nothing more college could teach him. He enlisted in the United States Army and rose to be a staff sergeant in intelligence and counter-intelligence. He met his wife while he was stationed in France and studied French literature at the University of Paris. After returning to the United States with his new family, he struggled to make a living from writing until he published ''And Let the Credit Go'' (1955), his first autobiographical novel. His interest in Welsh mythology led to the publication of ''The Chronicles of Prydain''. 

Alexander was nominated twice for the international [[Hans Christian Andersen Award]], and received the 1971 National Book Award for Children's Books for ''The Marvelous Misadventures of Sebastian'' and the 1982 National Book Award for ''Westmark''. Alexander received three lifetime achievement awards before his death in 2007. The [[Harold B. Lee Library]] at [[Brigham Young University]] contains a permanent Lloyd Alexander exhibit that showcases several items from his home office including his desk, typewriter, and manuscripts and editions of his books.