Dominic Barker

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Dominic Barker (born 1966) is a British children's author.

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Biography

Dominic Barker was born in Southport in 1966. He graduated from the University of Birmingham with a degree in English and then spent two years as part of a comedy double act before deciding to become a teacher. He taught at various schools including The Commonweal School, Swindon.

He currently lives in Barcelona.

Awards and honours

In 2011, Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble: How to Catch a Criminal was selected for Richard and Judy's Children's Book Club.[ citation needed ]

Awards for Barker's books
YearTitleAwardResultRef.
2000Sharp Stuff Branford Boase Award Shortlist [1] [ non-primary source needed ]
2007 Blart: The Boy Who Didn't Want to Save the World Stockton Children's Book of the YearWinner [2]

Publications

Mickey Sharp series

Blart series

Max and Molly's Guide to Trouble series

Standalone novels

References

  1. "Previous Winners". The Branford Boase Award and The Henrietta Branford Writing Competition. Retrieved 27 October 2025.
  2. "'Oscars' for children's books". The Northern Echo. 2 March 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2008.[ dead link ]
  3. Bedell, Geraldine (15 April 2006). "Hello, cruel world". The Guardian. ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 27 October 2025.