Debbie Moon is an English screenwriter and author, best known as the creator and show-runner of the CBBC fantasy series Wolfblood.
Debbie Moon | |
|---|---|
| Born | London, England |
| Occupation | Screenwriter and author |
| Period | 2002–present |
| Genre | Fantasy, science-fiction, horror, drama |
Career edit
Moon wrote a screenplay for the low budget science fiction feature The 7th Dimension, and two episodes of the children's series The Sparticle Mystery. Although she published many short stories and some novels early in her career, her break came when she submitted her idea for Wolfblood to the BBC Writers Room, where it was selected as a series.[1] Moon came up with the idea during a visit to a bookshop, saw the words "wolf" in one book title and "blood" in another and blended them together. It ran for five series and was nominated for several awards, winning the Royal Television Society Award for the Children's Drama category in 2013; the Banff Rockie Award in the category for 'Best Children's Programme (fiction)' that same year; In 2015 it won the British Screenwriters' Award in the category 'Best British Children's Television'.
Moon expanded into adult drama with Hinterland. On 10 June 2022 it was announced Moon would adapt the Blue is for Nightmares novels by Laurie Faria Stolarz to television.[2]
Works edit
Filmography edit
| Production | Notes | Broadcaster/Distributor |
|---|---|---|
| True Love (Once Removed) | Short Film (2002) | — |
| The 7th Dimension | Feature Film (2009) | Kaleidoscope |
| The Sparticle Mystery | 2 episodes (2011) | CBBC |
| Wolfblood | 25 episodes (2012–2017), Creator | CBBC |
| Hinterland | 2 episodes (2015–2016) | BBC |
| Twisted Showcase | "Muscle Memory" (2017)[3] | YouTube |
| Cops and Monsters | 1 episode (2018)[4] | Amazon Prime |
| Dog Years | 1 episode (2020)[5] | kidoodle.tv |
| Sherlock North | 1 episode (TBA)[6] | — |
| Blue is for Nightmares | Showrunner | — |
Novels edit
- Falling, Honno Press, 2003, ISBN 1-8702-0661-4
Short stories edit
- "Are You Now ...?" in the multi-author collection Premonitions: Different Eerie Warnings, 2004, Pigasus Press
Awards and nominations edit
| Year | Nominated work | Category | Award | Result | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Wolfblood | Children's Writer | British Academy Children's Awards | Nominated | — | [7] |
| 2014 | Wolfblood | Children's Drama | British Academy Children's Awards | Nominated | — | [8] |
| Wolfblood | Children's Writer | Won | — | |||
| 2015 | Wolfblood | Children's Drama | British Academy Children's Awards | Nominated | — | [9] |
| Wolfblood | Best British Children's Television | British Screenwriters' Awards | Won | — | [10] |
References edit
- ^ "BBC Writersroom: Debbie Moon". Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ "The Hideaway Entertainment & Fictionz Partner on 'Blue is for Nightmares' Podcast, Will Also Develop YA Book Series for TV". 10 June 2022.
- ^ "Muscle Memory". 10 October 2017. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ "Cops and Monsters – Series 2 Writers Announcement". 12 January 2018. Retrieved 28 February 2018.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Dog Years leads Nelson Nutmeg into TV".
- ^ @TheWRACGroup (19 May 2018). "#WRAC18 2. And you will next be able to see @DebbieBMoon's words come to life on screen in the Finnish TV series…" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "2013 Children's Writer".
- ^ "Children's in 2014".
- ^ "Children's in 2015".
- ^ "The 2015 British Screenwriters' Awards".
