Jon Blake (author)
Jon Blake (born 1954 in Mortimer, Berkshire) [1] is the author of over sixty works for children and teenagers. He was brought up in Southampton and has lived in Cardiff since 1987.
Jon Blake | |
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Born | 1954 Mortimer, Berkshire England |
Nationality | British |
His works include the picture book "You're A Hero, Daley B" (illustrated by Axel Scheffler, worldwide sales of over 200,000), as well as "Little Stupendo", which was shortlisted for the Red House Children's Book Award.[2]
In 1995 Jon's TV play 'Life' was shortlisted for a Writers Guild Award, while in 2002 he won a BBC Talent award [3] for his adult radio sitcom "Degrees R Us", which was broadcast on BBC Radio Wales. In 2017 'Thimble Monkey Superstar', featuring a narrator with cerebral palsy based on Jon's son, was shortlisted for the Lollies (Laugh Out Loud awards)[4]. 'Thimble Monkey Superstar', published by Cardiff's Firefly Press [5], was the eighth of Jon's books to be illustrated by Martin Chatterton[6].
Jon is particularly noted for original and anarchic humour,[7] typified by "Stinky Finger's House of Fun" and the subsequent "House of Fun" series illustrated by David Roberts. However, he has also written radical young adult fiction, such as anti-privatisation thriller "The Last Free Cat".[8] and an adult novel, '69ers', based on the 1969 (Bob Dylan) Isle of Wight Festival.[9]
References
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- https://oshieblack.wordpress.com/2017/12/04/1996-little-stupendo-shortlisted-for-childrens-book-award/
- http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/04_april/18/wales_entideas.shtml
- https://www.scholastic.co.uk/blog/34749
- http://www.fireflypress.co.uk/
- http://www.worldofchatterton.com/
- http://www.encyclopedia.com/children/scholarly-magazines/blake-jon-1954
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- https://iow69.wordpress.com/