Morris Gleitzman
Australian writer From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953 in England)[1] is one of Australia's most successful children's writers. Morris Gleitzman began writing as a screenwriter and enjoyed success writing for the Norman Gunston Show on Australian television. He has also written for the Governor-General of Australia and Rolf Harris.
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Career
Morris Gleitzman has had much success with his children's stories. They have been published in 14 countries around the world including the United States, United Kingdom, France and Australia. Some of his most successful books include Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Blabber Mouth, Belly Flop and Puppy Fat. He was born in England, on 9 January 1953.
He had dropped out of school by the age of 16 to live "the hippie dream" and by the time he had moved to Australia was writing many short stories that would later become a reality and turn his small life into a big meaningful life.
His most successful book is Two Weeks With the Queen.
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Books
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Awards
- 1993
- 1994
- CROW Award (Sticky Beak)[5]
- 1997
- COOL Award (Belly Flop)[5]
- 1998
- BILBY Award (Bumface)[5]
- COOL Award (Bumface)
- KOALA Award (Bumface)
- YABBA Award (Bumface)
- 2001
- YABBA Award: Older Readers (Toad Rage)[5]
- 2008
- ANTO Cole Award (Toad Rage)[5]
- 2013
- COOL Award (Pizza Cake)[6]
- 2016
- Children's Book Council of Australia Book of the Year: Younger Readers (Soon)[7]
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