Terence Blacker
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Terence Blacker (born February 5, 1948 near Hadleigh, Suffolk) is an English author, columnist, journalist, and publisher.[1][2] He is the son of General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker.[3]
Blacker was educated in Wellington College, Berkshire and Trinity College, Cambridge.[4]
Blacker began his working life in horse-racing and as an amateur jockey.[5] Subsequently he worked in publishing for 10 years during the 1970s and 1980s,[5] where he was responsible for overseeing the publication of works by Jerzy Kosinski.[6]
Blacker became a full-time writer in 1983 and has written children's books and mysteries for adults. His first children's book If I Could Work was published in 1987 and his first adult novel, FIXX, won critical acclaim and was described by The Guardian as a "tour de force". He is an active member of English PEN, and is also an EAW member.
He writes a weekly column for The Independent newspaper and writes the "Endpaper" for The Author. For many years, he wrote the "Harvey Porlock" column in The Sunday Times, as well as a column about the book business for Publishing News.[5]
Terence Blacker is a supporter of Queens Park Rangers F.C..
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[edit] Bibliography
- Adult books
- You Cannot Live as I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This: The Thoroughly Disgraceful Life and Times of Willie Donaldson (Ebury Press, 2007) ISBN 978-0-091-91386-1
- Kill Your Darlings (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000) ISBN 0-297-64658-3
- Revenance (Bloomsbury, 1996) ISBN 0-7475-2436-X
- The Fame Hotel (Bloomsbury, 1992) ISBN 0-7475-1244-2
- Fixx (Bloomsbury, 1989) ISBN 0-7475-0270-6
- Children's books
- Parentswap (Farrar Straus Giroux, August 2006) ISBN 0-374-35752-8
- Tinseltown (Macmillan Children's Books, January 2005) ISBN 1-4050-5707-6
- Boy2girl (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-42121-2
- You Have Ghost Mail (Macmillan Children's Books, 2002) ISBN 0-333-96001-7
- The Angel Factory (Macmillan Children's Books, 2001) ISBN 0-333-90072-3
- The Transfer (Macmillan Children's Books, 1998) ISBN 0-333-68970-4
- Nasty Neighbours / Nice Neighbours (Macmillan Children's Books, 1992) ISBN 0-333-54675-X
- Homebird (Piccadilly Press, 1991) ISBN 1-85340-116-1 (Prentice Hall & IBD, 1993 ISBN 0-02-710685-3)
- If I Could Work (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1991) ISBN 0-517-07121-5
- The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen (Hodder Children's Books, 1990) ISBN 0-340-51261-X
- Herbie Hamster, Where Are You? by Terence Blacker, Pippa Unwin (Random House Children's Books, 1990) ISBN 0-679-80838-8
- Houdini, the Disappearing Hamster (Andersen Press, 1990) ISBN 0-86264-250-7
- Henry and the Frights (Piccadilly Press, 1989) ISBN 0-946826-99-4
- Neil's Book of the Dead by Terence Blacker, Nigel Planer (Pavilion Books, 1984) ISBN 0-907516-53-X
- Ms Wiz series
- Out of Control, Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 2009) ISBN 978-1-842-70847-7
- Fangtastic, Ms Wiz Mayhem (Macmillan Children's Books, 2008) ISBN 978-1-842-70703-6
- Totally Spaced, Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 2008) ISBN 978-1-842-70702-9
- Ms Wiz Mayhem (Macmillan Children's Books, 2006) ISBN 978-0-330-44287-9
- Ms Wiz Superstar (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-43406-3
- The Crazy World of Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-43136-6
- The Secret Life of Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 2002) ISBN 0-333-99460-4
- Ms Wiz: Millionaire (Macmillan Children's Books, 2001) ISBN 0-333-94794-0
- Ms Wiz Goes to Hollywood (Macmillan Children's Books, 2000) ISBN 0-333-90175-4
- Ms Wiz and the Sister of Doom (Macmillan Children's Books, 1999) ISBN 0-333-76161-8
- Ms Wiz Smells a Rat (Macmillan Children's Books, 1998) ISBN 0-333-73734-2
- Ms Wiz Supermodel (Macmillan Children's Books, 1997) ISBN 0-333-71117-3
- You're Kidding Me, Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 1996) ISBN 0-333-67103-1
- Ms Wiz Loves Dracula (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60774-0 (Piccadilly Press, 1993 ISBN 1-85340-250-8)
- Power-crazy Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60773-2 (Piccadilly Press, 1992 ISBN 1-85340-177-3)
- Time Flies for Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60772-4 (Piccadilly Press, 1992 ISBN 1-85340-181-1)
- Ms Wiz Banned! (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60771-6 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-092-0)
- Ms Wiz Goes Live (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60770-8 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-073-4)
- In Control, Ms Wiz? (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60769-4 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-061-0)
- You're Nicked, Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60768-6 (Piccadilly Press, 1989 ISBN 1-85340-051-3)
- In Stitches with Ms Wiz (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60767-8 (Piccadilly Press, 1989 ISBN 1-85340-044-0)
- Ms Wiz Spells Trouble (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60766-X (Piccadilly Press, 1988 ISBN 1-85340-022-X)
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ "Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Authors: B: Blacker,_Terence". Open Directory Project. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmOJTMqY. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ "East Anglican Writers: Terence Blacker". East Anglican Writers. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmOeAtcs. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (February 20, 2008). "thePeerage.com - Person Page 19628". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmPLiCkd. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Lundy, Darryl (February 20, 2008). "thePeerage.com - Person Page 19629". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmPoLXIx. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ a b c Blacker, Terence (2001). "Terence Blacker Questions & Answers". Writers Online. Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmQ7hwPK. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
- ^ Blacker, Terence (June 17, 2002). "Plagiarism? Let's just call it postmodernism". Independent, The (London). Archived from the original on 2008-02-21. http://www.webcitation.org/5VmQT12Xb. Retrieved on 2008-02-21.
[edit] External links
- Columns by Terence Blacker from The Independent
- Terence Blacker Questions & Answers from Writers Online
- Terence Blacker at the Open Directory Project
