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Paul Shipton

ポール・シプトン

Pōru Shipton

Pen Names: Paul Cooper（Used for books for younger readers）

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1963-06-15 （Manchester）
Nationality
United Kingdom
Languages
English
Religion
Unknown
Residence History
Manchester, England → Istanbul, Turkey → Cambridge, England → Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Career

Occupations
Novelist, Book editor
Active Years
1991-2024

Education

Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Classics
Degree: M.Phil. / M.A.
Country: United Kingdom
University of Manchester
Philosophy
Degree: M.A.
Country: United Kingdom

Awards

Austrian Children's Book of the Year
1998
Work: Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain
Result: winner
Nestlé Children's Book Prize Bronze Award
2006
Work: The Pig Who Saved the World
Organization: Nestlé
Result: Bronze Award

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Pig Scrolls

2002 Children's literature

The Pig Who Saved the World

2005 Children's literature

Bibliography

  • Zargon Zoo (1991)
  • Bug Muldoon and the Garden of Fear (1995)
  • The Mighty Skink (1996)
  • Bug Muldoon and the Killer in the Rain (1998)
  • Ghost in the Guitar
  • The Man Who Was Hate (2000)
  • The Pig Scrolls (2002)
  • The Pig Who Saved the World (2005)

Legacy

English children's author known for humorous works featuring animals and adventures.

Trivia

  • Divides time between Cambridge, England and Madison, Wisconsin with family.
  • Taught English in Istanbul for a year.