William Mayne

William James Carter Mayne (born March 16, 1928 in Hull , Yorkshire , † March 24, 2010 in Thornton Rust , Yorkshire) was an English children's author who also used the pseudonyms Martin Cobalt and Dynely James .

Life

Mayne attended the Choir School at Canterbury Cathedral and later taught at Deakin University and Rolle College. He wrote more than 100 books, of which Follow the Footprints was his debut novel in 1953. His book A Swarm in May was made into a film and Earthfasts was broadcast on the BBC as a five-part television film in 1994 .

In 2004, William Mayne was imprisoned for two and a half years after admitting he had committed multiple offenses to children between 1960 and 1975.

Awards

1957 - Carnegie Medal for A grass rope
1990 - Honor Book Phoenix Award for Ravensgill
1991 - Honor Book Phoenix Award for A game of dark
1993 - Guardian Award for Low Tide

Works (selection)

Candlefasts . Hodder Children's Books, London 2000, ISBN 0-340-75752-3 .
Cradlefasts . Hodder Children's Books, London 1995, ISBN 0-340-65126-1 .
A Game of Dark . Hamilton, London 1971, ISBN 0-241-02050-6 .
The power of the tides ("Low Tide"). Fischer-Taschenbuchverlag, Frankfurt / M. 1999, ISBN 3-596-80217-2 .
Ravensgill . Hamilton, London 1970, ISBN 0-241-01746-7 .
Das Wirtshaus zum Einhorn ("A Grass Rope".) Schwabenverlag, Stuttgart 1966.

Individual evidence

↑ See obituary in: Das Science Fiction Jahr 2011 , ed. by Sascha Mamczak , Sebastian Pirling and Wolfgang Jeschke , Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich 2011, p. 266. ISBN 978-3-453-53379-0 . See also William Mayne obituary . In: The Guardian , April 5, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017. See also William Mayne: Award-winning children's author whose career ended in disgrace . In: The Independent , May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017.
↑ See Children's author jailed for sex attacks . In: The Guardian , May 5, 2004. Retrieved August 8, 2017. See also William Mayne: Award-winning children's author whose career ended in disgrace . In: The Independent , May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

personal data
SURNAME	Mayne, William
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Martin Cobalt (pseudonym); Dynely James (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	English children's author
DATE OF BIRTH	March 16, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Hull
DATE OF DEATH	March 24, 2010
Place of death	Thornton Rust

[1] See obituary in: Das Science Fiction Jahr 2011 , ed. by Sascha Mamczak , Sebastian Pirling and Wolfgang Jeschke , Wilhelm Heyne Verlag Munich 2011, p. 266. ISBN 978-3-453-53379-0 . See also William Mayne obituary . In: The Guardian , April 5, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017. See also William Mayne: Award-winning children's author whose career ended in disgrace . In: The Independent , May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017.

[2] See Children's author jailed for sex attacks . In: The Guardian , May 5, 2004. Retrieved August 8, 2017. See also William Mayne: Award-winning children's author whose career ended in disgrace . In: The Independent , May 19, 2010. Retrieved August 5, 2017.