Brilliant children's writer Anne Fine is picking the winners of this year's Divine poetry competition on 28 January.

We're interviewing Anne on judging day. If you're a fan of her books, send us a question and we'll ask it for you. We'll then put the interview on the website.

'When I was young it never occurred to me that I might be a writer. I think I must have thought that books were born on the library shelves,' says Anne Fine. She's now written more than 50 children’s books and was the Children's Laureate from 2001 till 2003. 

Her books include Goggle Eyes, Madame Doubtfire (which was made into the film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams) and The Diary of a Killer Cat.

Before she was a writer, Anne worked as an Information Officer for the charity Oxfam. 'Though I was only in the job for two years, it changed my attitudes to money, to "things", and to what is truly important in life, for ever,' she says.

One day, without planning, she started to write. 'Unable to get to the library in a snowstorm to change my library books, in desperation I sat down and started to write a novel,' she says. 'Clearly this was the right job for me, for I have never stopped writing for more than a few weeks since.'

Her advice for wannabe young writers? 'Just read, read, read. Because only if you're a reader will you know whether it's working, and, if not, how to fix it so it does.'

For a full list of her books and more info, check out Anne's website.