Chris Priestley (born 1957) is a British children's book author and illustrator. He lives in Cambridge, England.[1]
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| Born | 1958 (age 65–66) |
| Alma mater | Manchester Metropolitan University |
| Genre | Children's literature, horror |
Biography and career edit
Chris Priestley grew up in Wales and Gibraltar, where as a nine-year-old, he won a medal in a local newspaper's story-writing competition. In 1976, after spending his teens in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, he left to study illustration at Manchester Polytechnic,[citation needed] leaving in 1980 to freelance in London.
He worked as an illustrator for a wide range of clients and his work appeared regularly in The Times, The Listener and The Observer. He also worked briefly as a poster designer for the Royal Court Theatre and others.[citation needed]
He has produced several strip cartoons - Bestiary for The Independent on Sunday (with Chris Riddell), Babel for The Observer, 7:30 for 8:0 for The Independent and Payne’s Grey for the New Statesman. From 1990 to 1996 he was a weekly cartoonist on The Economist, and from 1996 to 1998 a daily cartoonist on The Independent.[2]
His paintings have been widely exhibited, most recently at the Eastern Open and the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, both in 2013.[citation needed]
In 2000 he published his first children's book, Dog Magic.[3]
In 2004, Death and the Arrow was shortlisted for an Edgar Award in the US,[4] and in 2006, Redwulf's Curse won the Lancashire Fantastic Book Award.
Tales of Terror from the Black Ship won a CPNB Vlag and Wimpel in 2010 for the Dutch translation.[5]
The German translation of Uncle Montague’s Tales of Terror was shortlisted for a Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis in 2011.[6]
Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth won the Dracula Society Children of the Night Award in 2009.
Mister Creecher won the BASH (Book Award St Helens) in 2012.[7]
Priestley has also written for radio, contributing two stories to the BBC Radio 2 It's Grimm Up North collection of Brothers Grimm updates, transmitted on Christmas Eve 2012.[8]
Bibliography edit
- Freeze (2021)
- Seven Ghosts (2019)
- Maudlin Towers: Attack of the Meteor Monsters (2019)
- Maudlin Towers: Treasure of the Golden Skull (2018)
- Still Water (2018)
- Maudlin Towers: Curse of the Werewolf Boy (2017)
- Superpowerless (2017)
- Flesh and Blood (2017)
- The Last of the Spirits (2015)
- Anything That Isn't This (2015)
- The Dead Men Stood Together (2013)
- Through Dead Eyes (2013)
- Blood Oath (2011)
- The Dead Of Winter (2010)
- Mister Creecher (2010)
- New World (2007)
- Billy Wizard (2005)
- Battle of Hastings (2003)
- Witch Hunt (2003)
- Battle of Britain: My Story (2002)
- Jail-breaker Jack (2001)
- Dog Magic! (2000)
Tales of Terror edit
- Christmas Tales of Terror (2012)
- Uncle Montague's Tales of Terror (2009)
- Tales of Terror from the Tunnel's Mouth (2009)
- Tales of Terror from the Black Ship (2010)
- The Teacher's Tales of Terror (2011)[9]
Tom Marlowe Adventures edit
- Death and the Arrow (2003)
- The White Rider (2004)
- Redwulf's Curse (2005)
References edit
- ^ "Chris Priestley Books".
- ^ "British Cartoon Archive: Chris Priestley". Archived from the original on 11 March 2012. Retrieved 25 April 2011.
- ^ "Booktrust: About the Author Chris Priestley".
- ^ "2004 Edgar Awards". 28 March 2021.
- ^ "Onkel Montagues Schauergeschichten". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- ^ "Tales of Terror".
- ^ "Book Awards". Archived from the original on 8 April 2014.
- ^ "It's Grimm Up North". Archived from the original on 16 August 2018. Retrieved 20 December 2019.
- ^ "Tales of Terror".
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