Sue Townend (1946-2014) was a playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Her plays include Womberang (Soho Poly, Lodnon, 1979); Dayroom (Croydon Warehouse Theatre, 1981); The Ghosts of Daniel Lambert (Liecester Phoenix, 1981); Bazaar & Rummage (Royal Court Theatre Upstairs, 1982, BBC Television, 1983); Groping for Words (Cryodon Warehouse, 1983); The Great Celestial Cow (The Joint Stock COmpany, 1984); The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole Aged 13 3/4 - The Play (Leicester Phoenix, 1984); Ten Tiny Fingers, Nine Tiny Toes (Library Theatre, Manchester, 1989) and The Queen and I - The Play (Royal Court, London, 1994). Her other published work includes the diaries of Adrian Mole. In addition she has written novels including Rebuilding Coventry (1988), The Queen and I (1992) and Ghost Children (2002).