Tom Palmer (author)

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Tom Palmer
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Tom Palmer in 2023
Born1966or1967(age 58–59) [1]
Leeds
NationalityBritish
OccupationAuthor
Website tompalmer.co.uk

Tom Palmer is a British author of children's books. [2]

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Palmer was born in Leeds. [3] He cites football articles for getting him interested in reading as a child. [4] He was encouraged to read by his adoptive mother, who died in 1992 at the age of 54. He graduated from university and worked in libraries and book shops before becoming a published author. [3] He published his first book in 2002. [1] His first children's book for Puffin, Foul Play was shortlisted for the Blue Peter Book of the Year Award in 2009. [5] In 2018, Palmer wrote a new book for the Roy of the Rovers series. [6] In 2019, he received the Ruth Rendell Award. [7] In 2020, he published his 50th book. [8]

In 2021, Palmer's book After the War was longlisted for the Carnegie Medal. [9]

Palmer currently lives in Halifax. [3] [1] He is a supporter of Leeds United F.C. and has written a book titled If You're Proud to be a Leeds Fan. [10]

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Palmer has written books on various sports including football, fell-running, cricket, rugby; various themes including refugees, fair-trade young carers and across many historical periods: [11]

Football Academy series

Foul Play series

References

  1. 1 2 3 Laversuch, Chloe (5 September 2017). "Top children's author opens up about how his mum helped him discover a love of books". Warrington Guardian. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "Home". Tom Palmer Children's Author. Archived from the original on 12 August 2023.
  3. 1 2 3 "Why this Yorkshire author decided to write children's books". Living North. March 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Bestselling children's author, Tom Palmer visits Grasmere School - cumbriacrack.com". Cumbria Crack. 11 December 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  5. ↑ "Blue Peter Book Award", Wikipedia, 23 May 2023, retrieved 10 June 2023
  6. ↑ "How has Roy of the Rovers stayed relevant 67 years on?". BBC Sport. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  7. ↑ "Palmer scoops Ruth Rendell Award for 'outstanding' literacy work". The Bookseller. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  8. ↑ Shaw, Martin (21 September 2020). "Children's author Tom Palmer signs copies on new book in socially-distanced meet-and-greet". Halifax Courier. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ↑ "The Carnegie Medal 2021 longlist is in". The Independent. 18 February 2021. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  10. ↑ "Football writers on tour". BBC. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  11. ↑ Hubbard, Jessica (28 April 2021). "WW1 and WW2 author inspires Preston pupils and 'future authors' in long-awaited visit". Lancashire Evening Post. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  12. ↑ "'It was like coming from hell to heaven' - new book tells the story of the 'Windermere Boys' for children". The Westmorland Gazette. Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  13. ↑ Bearn, Emily (29 November 2020). "The best children's books of 2020". The Telegraph. ISSN   0307-1235 . Retrieved 5 August 2021.
  14. ↑ Writers, Young. "Tom Palmer talks about his ground-breaking plans for the Euros 2021 championships and his new book Arctic Star". Young Writers. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
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