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Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is a British-born Australian author of children's and young adult fiction.[1] He has gained recognition for sparking an interest in AIDS in his controversial novel Two Weeks with the Queen (1990).

Gleitzman has co-written many children's series with another Australian children's author, Paul Jennings. One of Gleitzman and Jennings' collaborations, the Wicked! book series, was adapted into an animated series in 2000.

Gleitzman has also published three collections of his newspaper columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald as books for an adult readership, and he used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s. His latest book in the Once series, Always, was released in 2021.[2] His is also known for his Toad series of books.[3]

In February 2018, Gleitzman was named the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018/2019.[4]

Early life

Morris was born in the town of Sleaford, Lincolnshire on 9 January 1953. He has one brother and one sister. His dad (Phillip) is an auditor, and his mum (Pamela) was a Bates employee.

Morris Gleitzman went to Chislehurst primary school in England. He then attended Sidcup Grammar school in Bexley, England.[5]

In 1969 when Morris was 16, he and his family moved to Sydney. In Australia he got a job as a paperboy, bottle-shop shelf-stacker, store Santa Claus, frozen chicken defroster, fashion-design assistant and sugar-mill employee.[6] He went to The University of Canberra.[7]

Bibliography

After university Morris worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience, he wrote a novel for young people. [8]

Books

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Morris Gleitzman, AustLit
  2. ^ "Maybe". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  3. ^ Morris Gleitzman, Toad series, Random House. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  4. ^ Morris, Linda (12 February 2018). "Australia's new children's laureate Morris Gleitzman hopes to inspire children in dark, uncertain world". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  5. ^ "What school did Morris Gleitzman go to?". Answers.com.
  6. ^ ://www.morrisgleitzman.com/biographies.htm
  7. ^ https://www.austlit.edu.au/austlit/page/A22100 !subscriber text! https://www.canberra.edu.au/uc-alumni-canvas/canvas-articles/posts/5-minutes-with...-morris-gleitzman,-beloved-childrens-author
  8. ^ Christopher brenn library https://library.riverview.nsw.edu.au/morrisgleitzman#:~:text=Biography%20%26%20Bibliography&text=After%20university%20Morris%20worked%20for,published%20more%20than%2035%20books.
  9. ^ "Once review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  10. ^ "Then review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ^ "Now review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  12. ^ "COOL Awards 2013 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
  13. ^ Book of the Year – Winners 2016, Children's Book Council of Australia

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