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).
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| Born | 9 January 1953 Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Canberra |
| Notable works | The Toad series, The Once series, Two Weeks with the Queen |
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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
editMorris was born in the town of Hell 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 attended Chislehurst & 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
editAfter university Morris worked for ten years as a screenwriter. Then he had a wonderful experience, he wrote a novel for young people. [8]
Books
edit| Year | Title | Imprint | ISBN | Notes |
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| 1987 | The Other Facts of Life | Penguin Books | ISBN 014008410X | First novel, adapted from screenplay. |
| 1989 | Two Weeks with the Queen | Pan Books | ISBN 0330271830 | |
| 1990 | Second childhood | McPhee Gribble/Penguin | ISBN 014014465X | |
| 1991 | Misery Guts | Pan Australia | ISBN 0330272314 | |
| 1992 | Worry Warts | Piper Australia | ISBN 0330272462 | Sequel to Misery Guts. |
| 1993 | Blabber Mouth | ISBN 0330273531 | Adapted into a play of the same name by Mary Morris in 1996. | |
| 1994 | Sticky Beak | ISBN 0330274066 | Sequel to Blabber Mouth. | |
| 1995 | Puppy Fat | Piper | ISBN 0330342118 | Sequel to Misery Guts and Worry Warts. |
| 1996 | Belly Flop | Pan Books | ISBN 0330356844 | |
| 1997 | Water Wings | Pan Macmillan Australia | ISBN 0330358863 | Loose sequel to Belly Flop. |
| 1998 | Bumface | Puffin Books | ISBN 0140387978 | |
| Wicked! | ISBN 0141300396 | Co-written with Paul Jennings. | ||
| 1999 | Gift of the Gab | ISBN 0140387986 | Sequel to Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak. | |
| 2000 | Toad Rage | ISBN 0141306556 | ||
| Self Helpless: 57 Pieces of Crucial Advice for People Who Need a Bit More Time to Get It Right | Penguin | ISBN 014029256X | ||
| 2001 | Adults Only | ISBN 0141308370 | ||
| Deadly! | Puffin Books | ISBN 0143300245 | Co-written with Paul Jennings. | |
| Toad Heaven | ISBN 014130880X | Sequel to Toad Rage. | ||
| 2002 | Boy Overboard | ISBN 0141308389 | ||
| 2003 | Teacher's Pet | Penguin Books | ISBN 0140387994 | |
| Toad Away | Puffin Books | ISBN 0143300474 | Sequel to Toad Rage and Toad Heaven. | |
| 2004 | Worm Story | Penguin Books | ISBN 0143301969 | |
| Girl Underground | Puffin Books | ISBN 0143300466 | Sequel to Boy Overboard. | |
| 2005 | Once | ISBN 0143301950 | "...Gleitzman delivers a sharp sense of what it must have been like to be a child during the Holocaust, forced to grow up far too quickly."[9] | |
| 2006 | Aristotle's Nostril | Penguin Books | ISBN 0143301977 | |
| Doubting Thomas | Puffin Books | ISBN 9780143302612 | ||
| 2007 | Give Peas a Chance | ISBN 9780141324111 | Collection of short stories.
Features characters from Misery Guts, Blabber Mouth, Second Childhood, Belly Flop, Adults Only, Teacher's Pet, Worm Story and Aristotle's Nostril. | |
| 2008 | Toad Surprise | ISBN 9780143304166 | Sequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away. | |
| Then | Penguin | ISBN 9780670072781 | Sequel to Once.[10] | |
| 2009 | Grace | Viking | ISBN 0670073903 | |
| 2010 | Now | ISBN 9780670074372 | Sequel to Once and Then "Readers of the first two books will recognize a great deal, and those who have not should read them to gain a fuller picture of the years before and those in which we live."[11] | |
| Tickled Onions and Other Funny Stories | Puffin Books | ISBN 9780143305606 | Collection of short stories. Contains some stories from Give Peas a Chance. | |
| 2011 | Too Small to Fail | ISBN 9780143306429 | ||
| Pizza Cake: And Other Funny Stories | ISBN 9780143305989 | Collection of short stories. Contains some stories from Tickled Onions. | ||
| 2012 | After | Penguin Books | ISBN 9780670075447 | Sequel to Once, Then and Now. |
| 2013 | Extra Time | ISBN 9780143307754 | ||
| 2014 | Loyal Creatures | ISBN 9780670077427 | ||
| 2015 | Soon | Viking | ISBN 0670078875 | Sequel to Once, Then, Now and After. |
| 2016 | Toad Delight | Penguin Random House | ISBN 0143309234 | Sequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven, Toad Away and Toad Surprise. |
| Snot Chocolate | ISBN 9780143309222 | Collection of short stories. | ||
| 2017 | Maybe | ISBN 9780670079377 | Sequel to Once, Then, Now, After and Soon | |
| 2018 | Funny Stories: and Other Funny Stories | Puffin Books | ISBN 0143793381 | Collection of short stories. Contains all stories from Give Peas A Chance, Pizza Cake and Snot Chocolate, plus one new story. |
| Help Around the House | ISBN 0143793233 | |||
| 2021 | Always | Viking | ISBN 9780143793243 | Sequel to Once, Then, Now, After, Soon and Maybe. |
| 2023 | Digging Up Dad: And Other Hopeful (and Funny) Stories | Penguin Random House | ISBN 9781760890940 | Collection of short stories. |
| 2024 | Tweet | Penguin Random House | ISBN 9781761343742 |
Awards
edit- 1993
- BILBY Award (Blabber Mouth)[1]
- CROW Award (Blabber Mouth)[1]
- 1994
- CROW Award (Sticky Beak)[1]
- 1997
- COOL Award (Belly Flop)[1]
- 1998
- BILBY Award (Bumface)[1]
- COOL Award (Bumface)
- KOALA Award (Bumface)
- YABBA Award (Bumface)
- 2001
- YABBA Award: Older Readers (Toad Rage)[1]
- 2008
- ANTO Cole Award (Toad Rage)[1]
- 2013
- COOL Award (Pizza Cake)[12]
- 2016
- Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Younger Readers (Soon)[13]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Morris Gleitzman, AustLit
- ^ "Maybe". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ Morris Gleitzman, Toad series, Random House. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Morris Gleitzman on writing big stories for little people". Andrewleigh.com.
- ^ ://www.morrisgleitzman.com/biographies.htm
- ^ 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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Once review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Then review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "Now review". kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "COOL Awards 2013 winners announced". Books+Publishing. 25 November 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2021.
- ^ Book of the Year – Winners 2016, Children's Book Council of Australia
