- Has written over 80 books and, as of 2005, has sold over 30,000,000 worldwide.
- [2005] Appointed children's laureate.
- Has one daughter, Emma
- She was awarded Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2008 Queen's New Year's Honors List for her services to children's literature.
- She was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2002 Queen's Birthday Honours List for services to literacy in schools.
- The British magazine Jackie, aimed at teenage girls, is named after Jacqueline Wilson who worked as a journalist for the publisher at the time the magazine was launched.
- Biography/bibliography in: "Contemporary Authors". New Revision Series, vol. 137, pages 420-428. Farmington Hills, MI: Thomson Gale, 2005.
- Kingston-upon-Thames, Surrey, England (December 2007)
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