Prometheus Award
2 appearances
Danny King
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Danny King
Aliases:
Daniel Michael King
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969-03-05 （Slough, Buckinghamshire (now Berkshire)）
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Britwell Estate, Slough (until 1979) → Yateley, Hampshire → Chichester, West Sussex
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, magazine editor, journalist, hod carrier
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Affiliations
- Paul Raymond Publications
- Nominations
- 2010 Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance – Blue Collar, 2013 BAFTA Film Awards – Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer – Wild Bill, 2017 Wells Festival of Literature – Children's Story Competition – Amy X and The Prim & Proper Princess School, 2017 Vincent Preis Horror Awards – International Work – Das Haus Der Monster, 2025 Prometheus Award – Best Novel (Finalist) – Cancelled
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yateley School | — | — | — | ～16歳まで | United Kingdom |
| Farnborough College of Technology | — | Access course | — | 1991年 | United Kingdom |
| The London College of Printing | — | Journalism | — | 1990年代初頭～ | United Kingdom |
Yateley School
Period:
～16歳まで
Country:
United Kingdom
Left at age 16 without qualifications
Farnborough College of Technology
Access course
Period:
1991年
Year of Graduation:
1991
Country:
United Kingdom
The London College of Printing
Journalism
Period:
1990年代初頭～
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied journalism
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | Amazon.co.uk Bursary Award – Best First Novel | The Burglar Diaries | — | Amazon.co.uk | Winner |
| 2012 | Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award – Best First Feature Film | Wild Bill | — | Writers' Guild of Great Britain | Winner |
| 2016 | Wells Festival of Literature – Children's Story Competition | Amy X and the Great Race | — | Wells Festival of Literature | Winner |
Amazon.co.uk Bursary Award – Best First Novel
2002
Work:
The Burglar Diaries
Organization:
Amazon.co.uk
Result:
Winner
Writers' Guild of Great Britain Award – Best First Feature Film
2012
Work:
Wild Bill
Organization:
Writers' Guild of Great Britain
Result:
Winner
Wells Festival of Literature – Children's Story Competition
2016
Work:
Amy X and the Great Race
Organization:
Wells Festival of Literature
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Burglar Diaries
2001 Crime fictionHumorous novel about a burglar's diaries.
crimehumor
Adaptations
- [TV series] Thieves Like Us (2007)
Translations
- None
Bibliography
- The Burglar Diaries
- The Bank Robber Diaries
- The Hitman Diaries
- The Pornographer Diaries
- Milo's Marauders
- Milo's Run
- School for Scumbags
- Blue Collar
- More Burglar Diaries
- The Henchmen's Book Club
- The Monster Man of Horror House
- Infidelity for Beginners
- The No.1 Zombie Detective Agency
- Eat Locals
- Amy X and The Great Race
- Amy X and The Prim & Proper Princess School
- The Monster Man of Horror House Returns
- Curse of the Monster Man of Horror House
- Amy X and The Terrible Typhoon
- The Ugly Sisters
- Cancelled
Adaptations
- Thieves Like Us (TV series, 2007)
- Wild Bill (film, 2011)
- Eat Locals (film, 2017)
Translations of Works
- Mordsjob (German, 2018)
- Das Haus der Monster (German, 2017)
- Eat Local(s) – Rate, wer zum Essen kommt (German, 2018)
- Amy X rennt allen davon (German, 2019)
- Amy X und die Schule für perfekte Prinzessinnen (German, 2020)
- Das Haus der Monster – Die Monster sind zurück (German, 2020)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- humoroussatirical
- Recurring Motifs
- criminal perspectiveeveryday satire
Legacy
British author known for humorous crime novels and successful adaptations into film and TV.
Trivia
- Married Jeannette Crockett in 2007; they have four children.