Angus Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 19 (2014) Winner
Matt Whyman
マット・ワイマン
Matto Waiman
Aliases:
Jack Carson
Pen Names:
Jack Carson（Pseudonym used for co-writing the Battle Champions series）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1969 （Amersham, Buckinghamshire）
- Nationality
- English
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Amersham, Buckinghamshire → Berkhamsted, Hertfordshire → West Sussex
Career
- Occupations
- novelist, non-fiction writer, advice columnist
- Active Years
- 1993-2024
- Influenced By
- Sir Malcolm Bradbury, Rose Tremain
- Nominations
- 2004 Booktrust Teenage Prize (shortlist) Boy Kills Man, 2005 Stockport Schools' Book Award (shortlist) Boy Kills Man, 2006 De Jonge Jury (Netherlands) (shortlist) Boy Kills Man, 2006 Wirral Paperback of the Year (shortlist) Boy Kills Man, 2006 Renfrewshire Teenage Book Award (shortlist) The Wild, 2007 Wirral Paperback of the Year (longlist) The Wild, 2013 North East Teenage Book Award (shortlist) The Savages
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of East Anglia | — | Creative Writing Course | MA | — | United Kingdom |
University of East Anglia
Creative Writing Course
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1992
Country:
United Kingdom
Taught by Sir Malcolm Bradbury and Rose Tremain
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Angus Book Award | The Savages | — | — | winner |
Angus Book Award
2014
Work:
The Savages
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Boy Kills Man
2004 Young adult fictionA critically acclaimed story of Colombian child assassins published in translation around the world.
child assassinsviolenceColombia
The Savages
2013 Young adult fictionStory about the Savages family.
Inside Mercedes F1: Life in the Fast Lane
2024 Non-fictionThe Sunday Times Bestseller written while embedded with the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team from January 2023 to July 2024.
Formula 1racingteam insider
Bibliography
- Man or Mouse
- Columbia Road
- Superhuman
- Boy Kills Man
- The Wild
- So Below
- Inside the Cage
- Goldstrike
- Lazlo Strangolov's Feather & Bone
- Lazlo Strangolov's Tooth & Claw
- Battle Champions: Academy Attack
- Battle Champions: Canyon Clash
- Battle Champions: Swampland Slam
- Battle Champions: Terminal Takedown
- The Savages
- American Savage
- Bad Apple
- Wise Guides: Smoking
- Wise Guides: Drinking
- XY: A Toolkit for Life
- XY100: 100 strategies for life
- Wise Guides: Family Break Up
- Oink / Pig in the Middle
- Walking With Sausage Dogs
- The Unexpected Genius of Pigs
- The Nice & Accurate Good Omens TV Companion
- Our Planet
- Be More Sausage
- Failure is an Option
- Inside Mercedes F1
Translations of Works
- Boy Kills Man (translated around the world)
Legacy
Matt Whyman is a British novelist and non-fiction writer, formerly known for his work as an advice columnist for numerous teenage magazines. Critically acclaimed for Boy Kills Man and recent non-fiction like Inside Mercedes F1.
Trivia
- First male advice columnist for 19 magazine in 1995.
- Held a 10-year residency as AOL UK's online agony uncle and 18 years at Bliss magazine.
- Ghostwriter for Billy Connolly, Charles Eugster, Matthew Syed, Gareth Southgate, etc.
- Married with four children.