Morris Gleitzman

Morris Gleitzman
Born (1953-01-09) 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
Website
www.morrisgleitzman.com

Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is an English-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 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 as books for an adult readership, and he used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s.[2] His latest book in the "Once" series, Maybe, was released in 2017.[3] His most successful books are the Toad series of books.[4]

In February 2018 Gleitzman was named the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018-2019.[5]

Early life

Gleitzman was born in Sleaford, Lincolnshire.[6] He moved to Australia when he was 16.[7]

Bibliography

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Books

YearTitleImprintNotes
1987The Other Facts of LifeFirst novel. Started out as a screenplay which he turned into a novel.
1989Two Weeks with the Queen
1991Misery Guts
1992Worry WartsSequel to Misery Guts
1993Blabber Mouth"Gleitzman (Misery Guts, 1993, etc.) writes in a direct, charming style and short (often one sentence) paragraphs that makes these easy-to-read misadventures extra appealing."[8] Adapted into a play of the same name by Mary Morris in 1996.
1994Sticky BeakSequel to Blabber Mouth
1995Puppy FatSequel to Misery Guts and Worry Warts
Second Childhood
1996Belly Flop
1997Water WingsPan Macmillan AustraliaLoose sequel to Belly Flop
1998Bumface
Wicked!Co-written with Paul Jennings
1999Gift of the GabSequel to Blabber Mouth and Sticky Beak
2000Toad Rage
Self HelplessSelf-help book
2001Adults Only
DeadlyCo-written with Paul Jennings
2002Boy OverboardPrequel to Girl Underground
2003Toad HeavenSequel to Toad Rage
2004Teacher's Pet
Toad AwaySequel to Toad Rage and Toad Heaven
2005Girl UndergroundSequel to Boy Overboard
Worm Story
2006Aristotle's Nostril
OncePuffin Books, Australia"A resonant shot to the heart—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]
2007Doubting Thomas
Give Peas a ChanceCollection 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

2008Toad SurpriseSequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven and Toad Away
2009Then"Sequel to the searing Once (2010), this tale of young people trying to survive in Poland during World War II is equally powerful."[10]
Grace
2010NowSequel 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 OnionsCollection of short stories. Contains some stories from Give Peas a Chance
2011Too Small to Fail
Pizza CakeCollection of short stories. Contains some stories from Tickled Onions
2012AfterSequel to Once, Then and Now
2013Extra Time
2014Loyal CreaturesMelbourne : Viking/Penguin Australia
2015SoonSequel to Once, Then, Now and After
2016Toad DelightSequel to Toad Rage, Toad Heaven, Toad Away and Toad Surprise
Snot ChocolateDue for release 31 October 2016)[12]Collection of short stories
2017MaybeSequel to Once, Then, Now, After, Soon


Critical studies and reviews of Gleitzman's work

  • Starke, Ruth (Sep 2014). "Horses for courses". Australian Book Review. 364: 44–45. Review, inter alia, of Loyal creatures.

Awards

  • 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]
  • 2016

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Austlit - Morris Gleitzman
  2. ↑ About Morris Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  3. ↑ "Maybe". Trove Books, National Library of Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  4. ↑ Morris, The Toad King. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  5. ↑ Morris, Linda (12 February 2018). "Australia's new children's laureate Morris Gleitzman hopes to inspire children in dark, uncertain world". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
  6. ↑ "Author Page: Morris Gleitzman Biography". Penguin.co.uk. Retrieved 28 January 2008.
  7. ↑ "Morris Gleitzman". Talking Heads. ABC. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
  8. ↑ "Blabber Mouth review". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 May 1995. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Once review". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 15 March 2010. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  10. ↑ "Then review". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 1 April 2011. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  11. ↑ "Now review". www.kirkusreviews.com. Kirkus Media LLC. 28 March 2012. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
  12. ↑ "Snot Chocolate". www.penguin.com.au. Penguin Group (Australia). 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  13. ↑ Book of the Year – Winners 2016, Children's Book Council of Australia
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