Patrick Ness (FRSL) is an American-British author, journalist, lecturer, and screenwriter. Born on October 17, 1971, in the United States, Ness moved to London and holds dual citizenship. He is renowned for his young adult fiction, particularly the Chaos Walking trilogy (2008–2010) and A Monster Calls (2011).

Ness has received numerous accolades, including winning the prestigious Carnegie Medal in 2011 and 2012 for Monsters of Men and A Monster Calls, respectively. This achievement makes him one of only seven writers to have won the award twice and the second to win consecutively.

Beyond writing novels, Ness has contributed screenplays, notably adapting A Monster Calls into a 2016 film and creating the Doctor Who spin-off series Class.

He was born in Virginia and claims three states in America as his home: his first memories are Hawaiian, and he attended high school in Washington. Ness studied at the University of Southern California (USC) and relocated to the UK in 1999.

His literary accomplishments extend to nine books, including novels for adults and young adults, earning him awards such as the Guardian Children’s Fiction Prize, the Booktrust Teenage Prize, and the Costa Children’s Book Award.