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Philip Pullman is the author of the celebrated His Dark
Materials trilogy: Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife
and The Amber Spyglass.
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He was born in Norwich and spent his early years travelling
all over the world with his father, who was in the RAF,
and his mother and brother.
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Philip planned to be a writer from the age of six and,
when the family moved to Wales when he was 11, he developed
a real passion for stories, encouraged by a school teacher
to read more and write them down.
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Philip studied English at Oxford and began his first
novel the day he left and although he says "it was terrible"
he didn't give up.
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He worked in a variety of jobs to enable him to write
and eventually went into teaching. He developed his
writing style further by writing school plays and dealing
with the challenge of making them accessible to both
the children and parents.
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Philip has written many books for children: Clockwork;
I was a Rat! (which was dramatised for BBC television);
and The Firework-Maker's Daughter, which won the Smarties
Gold Award in 1996 and the Sally Lockhart award.
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The His Dark Materials trilogy has become a huge success
with children and adults, and on in January 2002, Philip
won the prestigious Whitbread Prize for the third book
in the trilogy, The Amber Spyglass - the first time
that a children's book had won either the Booker or
the Whitbread.
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If
you've entered the magical world of Northern Lights, The Subtle
Knife and The Amber Spyglass, how would you like a chance to meet
the author who created Lyra, her friends and enemies? Well, here's
your chance!
Philip
Pullman won the prestigious Whitbread Prize for the third book in
his spellbinding series - and his latest book is Lyra's Oxford,
a fascinating guide to the universe his teenage heroine inhabits.
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| Philip
Pullman's new book is a guide to Lyra's world |
Philip
will be visiting Book It, the young section of the Cheltenham Festival
of Literature, to talk about his work on October 11 - and we're
offering you the chance to join in an online question and answer
session with him.
Perhaps
you've wondered where he got the idea for daemons and dust? What
his own favourite books were when he was growing up? Or what advice
he has for anyone who wants to be a successful writer?
Just
send us your question for Philip Pullman by filling in the form
below. We will ask him your questions when he is in Cheltenham and
publish his answers here.
So
what are you waiting for? Hurry up and send in your question - you
could be the lucky young person who will win tickets to see Philip
Pullman at the festival!
Send
us your question for Philip Pullman by filling in the form below.
All questions submitted will go in a prize draw and the sender of
the first picked out after the closing date will receive
a pair of tickets to see Philip Pullman at Book It - the young Cheltenham
literature festival - on Saturday October 11 at 6pm.
NB:
This is competition is only open to age 16 and under and
the closing date is midnight on Monday October 6.
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