Daren King
Daren King | |
|---|---|
 Self-portrait, June 2009 | |
| Born | Laurence Daren King 1972 [inconsistent]Hertfordshire, England, UK |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1999–present |
| Genre | Literary novels; Children's mystery and supernatural fiction; |
| Literary movement | New Puritans |
Laurence Daren King (born 1972 in Harlow, Essex)[inconsistent] is an English novelist and children's writer.[1] His debut novel, Boxy an Star, made the shortlist for the Guardian First Book Award and the ten finalists for the Booker Prize in 1999. He won the Nestlé Children's Book Prize gold medal in the 6 to 8-year-old readers category for Mouse Notes on Toast in 2006. King has lived most of his life in London.[citation needed]
King left school with only one GCSE[clarification needed] in English and worked in computing. He went on to take an A level in English, and then studied for a BA in English Literature.[citation needed]
Published works
[when?]
Adult fiction
- Boxy an Star, Abacus, ISBN 0-349-11192-8
- Jim Giraffe, Vintage, ISBN 978-0-09-944516-6
- Tom Boler, Vintage, ISBN 978-0-09-944515-9
- Manual, Faber & Faber, ISBN 978-0-571-23066-2
Children's fiction
- Mouse Noses on Toast, illustrated by David Roberts (Faber, 2006)
- Sensible Hare and the Case of Carrots, illus. Roberts (Faber, 2007)
- Peter the Penguin Pioneer, illus. Roberts (Quercus, 2009)[2]
- Frightfully Friendly Ghosties, illus. Roberts (Quercus, 2010 to 2012) – series of four novellas[2][3]
Adult cartoon
- Smally the Mouse: Smally's Party, Bloomsbury, ISBN 978-0-7475-7903-8
Other
- [clarification needed]All Hail the New Puritans, anthology of stories edited by Nicholas Blincoe and Matt Thorne (Fourth Estate, 2000), ISBN 978-1-84115-349-0
References
- ^ "Daren King". Faber & Faber. Retrieved 10 April 2012.
- ^ a b Books by Daren King and David Roberts at WorldCat – 15 titles including six German and one Catalan language editions. Retrieved 2015-04-14.
- ^ "Frightfully Friendly Ghosties – Series Bibliography". ISFDB. Retrieved 2015-04-14. Select a title to see its linked publication history and general information. Select a particular edition (title) for more data at that level, such as a front cover image or linked contents.
External links
- Official website
- Interview with 3:AM Magazine
- Review of Manual in New Statesman
- Daren King at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
- Daren King, 1972– at Library of Congress, with 6 library catalogue records
