What is Christopher Awdry?
{{Infobox writer <!-- for more information see [[:Template:Infobox writer/doc]] --> | name = Christopher Awdry | image =Christopher Awdry at the National Railway Museum, York, 1987.jpg | caption = Christopher Awdry reading one of his books in 1987. | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1940|7|2}} | birth_place = [[Devizes]], [[United Kingdom]] | death_date = | death_place = | occupation = Author | nationality = British | period = 1983–2011 | education = [[Worksop College]] | spouse = | children = Richard Awdry | relatives = Hilary Fortnam, Veronica Chambers (siblings) | parents = [[Wilbert Awdry]] (father)<br>Margaret Awdry (mother) }} '''Christopher Vere Awdry''' (born 2 July 1940)<ref>{{Cite book|title=The Thomas the Tank Engine Man|last=Sibley|first=Brian|page=90}}</ref> is an English author best known for his contributions to ''[[The Railway Series]]'' of books featuring [[Thomas the Tank Engine]], which was started by his father, the [[Wilbert Awdry|Rev. W. Awdry]]. He has also produced [[Children's literature|children's books]] based on a number of other railways.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jacketflap.com/christopher-awdry/27751|title=About CHRISTOPHER AWDRY|publisher=Jacketflap.com|access-date=6 September 2015|archive-date=25 September 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150925052939/http://www.jacketflap.com/christopher-awdry/27751|url-status=dead}}</ref> He has also written [[non-fiction]] articles and books on [[heritage railway]]s. ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Awdry, Christopher}} [[Category:1940 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:English children's writers]] [[Category:Writers from Wiltshire]]