Morris Gleitzman Was appointed as Australian Children’s Laureate for 2018 and 2019.

Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969. He started his career as writer for the TV comedy The Norman Gunston Show. He then wrote his first children’s novel, The Other Facts of Life, in 1985. Morris adapted The Other Facts of Life into a screenplay, which won an AWGIE Award for the Best Original Children’s Film Script.

Morris became well known through his semi-autobiographical columns in The Age and Sydney Morning Herald, which he wrote for nine years. However, he is best known for his children’s books, which have been published in about twenty countries.

All Morris’ children's books have been shortlisted for or have won numerous children’s book prizes here and overseas. The Felix series (Once, Then, Now, After, Soon and his 2017 book Maybe), follows 10 year old Polish Jewish Felix as he escapes from the Nazis in World War 2.

His other titles include Second Childhood, Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Puppy Fat, Blabber Mouth, Sticky Beak, Belly Flop, Water Wings, Bumface, Gift Of the Gab, Toad Rage, two six-part novels written in collaboration with Paul Jennings (Wicked and Deadly), Adults Only, Toad Heaven, Boy Overboard, Teacher’s Pet, Toad Away, Girl Underground, Worm Story, Aristotle’s Nostril, Doubting Thomas, Give Peas A Chance, Toad Surprise, Grace, Too Small To Fail, Pizza Cake, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, Toad Delight and Snot Chocolate.

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Alison Lester was the inaugural Children’s Laureate, and she spoke to The Garret about her illustrating and writing career.
Leigh Hobbs was Children’s Laureate in 2016 and 2017. He welcomed The Garret into his studio to show us where he creates.
Ursula Dubosarsky is another children’s writer known for dealing with traditionally adult subjects, including The Holocaust, in her writing.

About The Garret

The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Morris' interview are available at www.thegarretpodcast.com/morris-gleitzman.

<a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/morris-gleitzman/">Morris Gleitzman</a>&nbsp;Was appointed as Australian Children&rsquo;s Laureate for 2018 and 2019.
Morris was born in England and emigrated to Australia in 1969.&nbsp;He started his career as writer for the TV comedy&nbsp;The Norman Gunston Show.&nbsp;He then wrote his first children&rsquo;s novel,&nbsp;The Other Facts of Life, in 1985. Morris adapted&nbsp;The Other Facts of Life&nbsp;into a screenplay, which won an AWGIE Award for the Best Original Children&rsquo;s Film Script.
Morris became well known through his semi-autobiographical columns in&nbsp;The Age&nbsp;and&nbsp;Sydney Morning Herald, which he wrote for nine years. However, he is best known for his children&rsquo;s books, which have been published in about twenty countries.
All Morris&rsquo; children's books have been shortlisted for or have won numerous children&rsquo;s book prizes here and overseas.&nbsp;The&nbsp;Felix&nbsp;series (Once,&nbsp;Then,&nbsp;Now,&nbsp;After,&nbsp;Soon&nbsp;and his 2017 book&nbsp;Maybe), follows 10 year old Polish Jewish Felix as he escapes from the Nazis in World War 2.
His other titles include&nbsp;Second Childhood,&nbsp;Misery Guts, Worry Warts, Puppy Fat, Blabber Mouth, Sticky Beak, Belly Flop, Water Wings, Bumface, Gift Of the Gab, Toad Rage,&nbsp;two six-part novels written in collaboration with Paul Jennings (Wicked&nbsp;and&nbsp;Deadly),&nbsp;Adults Only, Toad Heaven, Boy Overboard, Teacher&rsquo;s Pet, Toad Away, Girl Underground, Worm Story, Aristotle&rsquo;s Nostril, Doubting Thomas, Give Peas A Chance, Toad Surprise, Grace, Too Small To Fail, Pizza Cake, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, Toad Delight&nbsp;and&nbsp;Snot Chocolate.
Related episodes:
<ul>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/Alison-Lester">Alison Lester</a> was the inaugural Children&rsquo;s Laureate, and she spoke to The Garret about her illustrating and writing career.</li>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/Leigh-Hobbs">Leigh Hobbs</a> was Children&rsquo;s Laureate in 2016 and 2017. He welcomed The Garret into his studio to show us where he creates.</li>
<li><a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/ursula-dubosarsky">Ursula Dubosarsky</a> is another children&rsquo;s writer known for dealing with traditionally adult subjects, including The Holocaust, in her writing.</li>
</ul>
About The Garret
The Garret is committed to accessibility and education. The transcript and interactive show notes of Morris' interview are available at <a href="https://thegarretpodcast.com/morris-gleitzman/">www.thegarretpodcast.com/morris-gleitzman</a>.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.

Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).

The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).

The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on Instagram or Twitter.

You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at astridedwards.com.

The Garret is a podcast for lovers of books and storytelling.
Always about Australian writers and their craft, in 2023 The Garret expanded focus and also interviews industry figures about what gets published (and why).
The Garret is educational in outlook. A defining feature of The Garret is our transcripts. Each interview is published with a complete transcript (so you don’t have to write anything down while you listen).
The Garret is a labour of love on behalf of all emerging writers. It does not operate for revenue or profit. If you would like to support The Garret, simply subscribe wherever you listen to your podcasts and join the conversation on <a href="https://www.instagram.com/garretpodcast/">Instagram</a> or <a href="https://twitter.com/garretpodcast">Twitter</a>.
You can also follow our host Astrid Edwards at <a href="https://astridedwards.com/" data-wpel-link="external">astridedwards.com</a>.

🎧 Interviews with writers about craft and industry figures about what gets published and why.

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