* 1967: Wilson publishes her first novel, The Story of Tracy Beaker.
* 1974: Wilson wins the Children's Book of the Year award for The Other Side of Love.
* 1993: Wilson's novel Double Act is adapted into a BBC television series.
* 1999: Wilson is awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) for her services to children's literature.
* 2005: Wilson is awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Award, the highest international recognition for children's authors.
* 2014: Wilson publishes her 100th novel, Four Children and It.
* 2018: Wilson is appointed Children's Laureate, a two-year position that celebrates children's literature.
* 2020: Wilson is made a Dame (DBE) by the Queen for her services to literature.