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Before
realising that dream, he had a colourful career
as a paperboy, department store Santa Claus and
chicken defroster, among other things. In between
he managed to gain a degree in Professional Writing
at the Canberra College of Advanced Education.
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He
began his career as scriptwriter of TV’s The Norman
Gunston Show, and went on to
write a number of feature film screenplays and
telemovies, including THE
OTHER FACTS OF LIFE and SECOND
CHILDHOOD. His first two books were developed
from these scripts.
His
next book, TWO WEEKS WITH
THE QUEEN, became an international best-seller
and was adapted into a play which has had productions
both nationally and internationally.
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Morris’s
other books include MISERY
GUTS, WORRY WARTS,
PUPPY FAT, BLABBER
MOUTH, STICKY BEAK,
WATER WINGS, BELLY
FLOP, WICKED!
& DEADLY! (written
in collaboration with Paul Jennings), BUMFACE,
GIFT OF THE GAB,
TOAD RAGE,
ADULTS ONLY,
TOAD HEAVEN,TEACHER'S
PET, TOAD AWAY and WORM
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BOY OVERBOARD and GIRL UNDERGROUND have been two of Morris' most loved novels. Following Jamal and Bibi, the soccer-living siblings from Afghanistan trying to make their way to Australia, both novels deal with the issues surrounding refugees, but with the same humour and accessibility of all Morris' novels.
His most recent best-sellers are ONCE, ARISTOTLE'S NOSTRIL and DOUBTING THOMAS. |
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His
books have won many awards and have been published
in the UK, the USA, Germany, Italy, Japan, France
and Spain. For example, BUMFACE
won the COOL Award in ACT, the BILBY Award in Queensland,
the YABBA Award in Victoria, was shorlisted for
the KOALA Award in NSW, and was voted number two
in the Angus & Robertson Aussie Kids Top 100
Books of All Time! This is just the tip of the iceberg,
with many of his books receiving similar awards.
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New in 2008: THEN, the sequel to ONCE.
"THEN is the second story of Felix and Zelda. They escaped from the Nazis, but how long can they now survive when there are so many people ready to hand them over for a reward? Thanks to the courage of a kind, brave woman they are able to hide for a time in the open, but Felix knows he has a distinguishing feature that identifies him as a Jew and that it is only a matter of time before he is discovered, which will mean death for them all. Even though he promised Zelda he would never leave her, he knows he has to, before it is too late..." |
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Watch a video about
Morris' talks
You
can visit Morris at www.morrisgleitzman.com |
