Alan Gibbons

Alan Gibbons
Alan Gibbons
	Gibbons at The World Transformed 2018 in Liverpool
Leader of the Liverpool Community Independents
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2023
Deputy	Sam Gorst
Preceded by	Anna Rothery
Deputy Leader of the Liverpool Community Independents
	In office; 5 May 2022 – 2023
Leader	Anna Rothery
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Sam Gorst
Liverpool City Councillor for Orrell Park
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 4 May 2023
Preceded by	Ward established
Majority	1,068 (57.6%)
Liverpool City Councillor for Warbreck
	In office; 6 May 2021 – 4 May 2023
Preceded by	Vacant
Succeeded by	Ward disestablished
Personal details
Born	14 August 1953; Warrington, Lancashire, England
Party	Liverpool Community Independents (2022–present)
Other political; affiliations	Socialist Workers Party (1974–1996); Labour (2016–2022); Transform (2023–2025); Your Party (2025–present)
Occupation	Novelist, educational consultant
	Writing career
Genre	Children's literature
Years active	1988–present
Notable works	Shadow of the Minotaur, The Edge
Notable awards	Blue Peter Book Award ; 2000 Shadow of the Minotaur ;
Children	4
Website
	alangibbons.com

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Alan Albert Gibbons (born 14 August 1953) is an English writer of children's books and campaigner known for his advocacy of libraries.

He has written over 60 books and won a number of awards including a Blue Peter Book Award for his best-selling book Shadow of the Minotaur.

Gibbons lives in Liverpool, England, where he worked as a primary school teacher and where he is a local councillor.