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Anthony McGowan

Anthony McGowan is a multi-award winning and critically acclaimed writer of fiction for adults and children.

He was born in Manchester, went to school in Leeds, and now lives in London.

He has an M.Phil in philosophy and a PhD on the history of the concept of beauty. He has worked as a nightclub bouncer, civil servant, Open University tutor in philosophy, and lecturer in creative writing. He is married to the fashion designer and novelist Rebecca Campbell, and they have two young children. He is the author of two adult thrillers, Stag Hunt and Mortal Coil, and four young-adult novels: Hellbent, Henry Tumour and The Knife That Killed Me and The Fall.

His books for younger children include The Bare Bum Gang series, Einstein's Underpants and The Donut Diaries of Dermot Milligan. He has also written feature articles and travel journalism for The Guardian, The Times, The Daily Telegraph, The Evening Standard and The Mail on Sunday.

Awards
2006 Hellbent Branford Boase Award (short-listed)
2006 Henry Tumour Booktrust Teenage Prize winner
2007 Henry Tumour The Catalyst Award winner
2007 Henry Tumour Lancashire Children's Book of the Year Award (short-listed)
2007 Henry Tumour Sheffield Children's Book Award (commended)
2007 Henry Tumour The Redbridge Teenage Book Award (short-listed)
2008 Henry Tumour Angus Award (short-listed)
2008 The Knife That Killed Me Booktrust Teenage prize (short-listed)
2008 The Knife That Killed Me Walsall Children's Book Prize winner
2008 The Knife That Killed Me Guardian Children's Book Prize (long-listed)
2009 The Knife That Killed Me Young Minds Award (short-listed)
2009 The Knife That Killed Me Sheffield Children's Book Award (commended)
2009 The Knife That Killed Me North East Children's Book Award (shortlisted)
2009 The Knife That Killed Me Manchester Children's Book Prize (long-listed)
2009 The Knife That Killed Me Carnegie Medal (long-listed)
2010 The Knife That Killed Me Blackpool Children's Book Award (short-listed)
2010 The BBG and the Holy Grail Rotherham Children's Book Award (short-listed)
2010 Einstein's Underpants Roald Dahl Funny Prize (short-listed)
2011 Einstein's Underpants Coventry Inspirations Book Awards (short-listed)  

 

 

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