SF Said
SF Said (born May 1967 in Beirut ) is a British journalist and writer of Lebanese origin.
Said has lived in London since 1969 . After studying criminology at Cambridge University , he first worked as a journalist for the Daily Telegraph and received multiple awards for his articles. He programmed the Edinburgh Film Festival and was a judge for the Whitbread Children's Book Award before starting to write. His first children's book "Varjak Paw" (Eng. Titus Tatz ) won the 2003 Nestlé Smarties Book Prize , ages 6-8.
Works
- Varjak Paw , illustrated by Dave McKean (David Fickling, London, 2003); German Titus Tatz , Carlsen, Munich 2005
- The Outlaw Varjak Paw , Ill. McKean (Fickling, 2005); German Hunt for Titus Tatz , Carlsen, 2006
- Phoenix (Fickling, 2013)
Web links
- Varjak Paw official website
- Literature by and about SF Said in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by SF Said at perlentaucher.de
- SF Said the Internet Speculative Fiction Database (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Said, SF |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 1967 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Beirut |