Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman
Born 9 January 1953 (1953-01-09) (age 59)
Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England
Occupation Novelist
Nationality British
Notable work(s) The Toad series and Once, Then, Now and After
www.morrisgleitzman.com

Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953)[1] is an English-born Australian writer. He is one of Australia's most successful writers.[2]

Morris Gleitzman has also gained recognition for sparking an interest in politically-controversial children's books like Two Weeks with the Queen.

He has collaborated on children's series with another Australian children's author, Paul Jennings. Gleitzman has also published three collections of his newspaper columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald into books for an adult readership. He used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s.[3] As of 2009, his latest book is Grace which was released in Australia on 1 August 2009. His most successful books/trilogy are the Toad series.[4] Morris Gleitzman doesn't write from personal experience because he thinks that in a person's imagination, a person can do things he cannot do in real life. Morris Gleitzman has only read the first book of Harry Potter. He has written 32 books as of 24 May 2011.

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Awards And Prizes

  • 1993
    • Bilby Award (Blabber Mouth)
  • 1993
    • CROW Award (Blabber Mouth)
  • 1994
    • CROW Award (Sticky Beak)
  • 1997
    • COOL Award (Belly Flop)
  • 1998
    • Bilby Award (Bumface)
    • COOL Award (Bumface)
    • KOALA Award (Bumface)
    • YABBA Award (Bumface) * 2001
    • YABBA Award: Older Readers (Toad Rage)
  • 2008
    • ANTO Cole Award (Toad Rage)

Published works

  • Puppy Fat
  • Worry Warts
  • Blabber Mouth
  • Misery Guts
  • Belly Flop
  • Water Wings
  • Two Weeks With The Queen
  • Wicked, novel series with Paul Jennings
  • Second Childhood
  • The Other Facts of Life
  • Sticky Beak
  • Gift of the Gab
  • Bumface
  • Toad Rage
  • Deadly, novel series with Paul Jennings
  • Adults Only
  • Toad Heaven
  • Worm Story
  • Boy Overboard
  • Teacher's Pet
  • Toad Away
  • Girl Underground
  • Worm Story
  • Once (2005) (PART ONE)
  • Then (2007) (PART TWO)
  • Aristotle's Nostril
  • Doubting Thomas (2007)
  • Give Peas A Chance
  • Grace (2009)
  • Toad Surprise
  • Too Small to Fail
  • Now (2010) (PART THREE)
  • After (2011 or 2012 - not yet decided) (PART FOUR)

References

  1. ^ Morris Gleitzman Biography. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  2. ^ Australia's Most Successful: Gleitzman. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  3. ^ About Morris. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  4. ^ Morris, The Toad King. Retrieved 28 January 2008.

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