Angus Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2005) Winner
Terence Blacker
テレンス・ブラッカー
Terensu Burakkā
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-02-05 （near Hadleigh, Suffolk, England）
- Nationality
- English, British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Family farm in Suffolk
Career
- Occupations
- songwriter, author, columnist
- Active Years
- 1969-2024
- Affiliations
- English PEN, East Anglian Writers
- Memberships
- English PEN, Royal Society of Literature
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hawtreys preparatory school | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Wellington College, Berkshire | — | — | — | — | United Kingdom |
| Trinity College, Cambridge | — | English | — | — | United Kingdom |
Hawtreys preparatory school
Country:
United Kingdom
Wellington College, Berkshire
Country:
United Kingdom
Trinity College, Cambridge
English
Year of Graduation:
1969
Country:
United Kingdom
Read English
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | elected |
Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
2017
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
elected
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Fixx
1989 adult novelHis first adult novel, won critical acclaim and was described by The Guardian as a 'tour de force'.
Ms Wiz Spells Trouble
1988 children's bookFirst book in the Ms Wiz series.
Boy2girl
2004 children's bookPopular children's book.
The Angel Factory
2002 children's bookBibliography
- Fixx
- The Fame Hotel
- Revenance
- Kill Your Darlings
- You Cannot Live as I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This: The Thoroughly Disgraceful Life and Times of Willie Donaldson
- Girl Power
- Neil's Book of the Dead
- Henry and the Frights
- Houdini, the Disappearing Hamster
- Herbie Hamster, Where Are You?
- The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen
- If I Could Work
- Homebird
- Nasty Neighbours / Nice Neighbours
- The Transfer
- The Angel Factory
- You Have Ghost Mail
- Boy2girl
- Tinseltown
- Parentswap
- Missing, Believed Crazy
Legacy
English songwriter, author, and columnist known for children's books like the Ms Wiz series and adult mysteries. Elected FRSL in 2017.
Trivia
- Son of General Sir Cecil Blacker.
- Brother of sculptor and former jockey Philip Blacker.
- Married Caroline Soper in 1975 (div. 2001); two children, Xan and Alice.