Terence Blacker
Terence Blacker (born February 5, 1948 in Hadleigh , Suffolk ) is a British writer and journalist .
Terence Blacker first worked as an amateur jockey , then for 10 years as a publishing editor (responsible for the works of Jerzy Kosiński ). He has been a full-time writer since 1983, his first children's book "If I Could Work" was published in 1987. His best-known work is the successful Miss Wiss children's book series. Since 1994 he has also been a visiting professor at the University of East England, where he teaches writing. Until the end of 2013, Terence Blacker wrote a weekly column in The Independent newspaper .
Works
- Racing Manhattan
- "Homebird"
- "Boy2Girl"
- Angus Book Award 2005
- JuBu Book of the Month July 2006
- "See you soon, Miss Wiss!"
- "Charming Miss Wiss"
- "Trapped, Miss Wiss!"
- "Seriously, Miss Wiss!"
- "Miss Wiss very big!"
- "Miss Wiss is great!"
- "Miss Wiss returns"
- "Miss Wiss becomes a millionaire"
- "How bewitched, Miss Wiss!"
- "Magical Miss Wiss"
- "Help Miss Wiss"
- "Miss Wiss goes to Hollywood"
- "Miss Wiss loves Dracula"
- "Miss Wiss life"
- "Time travel with Miss Wiss"
- "Totally crazy Miss Wiss!"
- “Absolutely Miss Wiss!” Beltz and Gelberg, Weinheim 2002, ISBN 3-407-78515-1 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Terence Blacker in the catalog of the German National Library
- terenceblacker.com , website of the author
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SURNAME | Blacker, Terence |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British author and journalist for children and young adults |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1948 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Hadleigh , Suffolk |