Paul Stewart (edit name/settings)

Paul Stewart is a writer of children's books, best known for the bestselling The Edge Chronicles, the Free Lance novels and the Far Flung Adventures series which are written in collaboration with the illustrator Chris Riddell. Paul Stewart lives in the British seaside city of Brighton with his wife and children.

Paul Stewart was born in London in 1955 His family lived first in Muswell Hill, North London and later in Morden, South London, where he went to school. His favourite subject at school was English and he hated Maths. When Paul left school, he went travelling, spending several months in Greece, where he took various jobs, including picking oranges and grapes, and whitewashing hotels.

From 1974-1977, Paul studied at the University of Lancaster, majoring in English, (which included a Creative Writing unit) with a minor in Religious Education. On graduation, he went travelling again, before enrolling in 1978 to do an M.A. in Creative Writing with Angela Carter and Malcolm Bradbury at the University of East Anglia.<4><5> He went to Heidelberg, Germany in 1979 for three years, both as a teacher of English and as a student at Heidelberg University, learning German. In 1982, he went to Sri Lanka to teach English as a foreign language returning to the UK a year later where he continued to teach (1983–90) before becoming a full-time writer.

Paul Stewart’s first book to be published was The Thought Domain (1988) which was then followed by a number of other children’s and young adult novels, chiefly in the thriller, horror and SF/Fantasy genres. Paul Stewart’s only adult book to date, Trek, was published in 1991.

FICTION:

The Thought Domain, illustrated by Jon Riley. London: Viking, 1988; New York: Puffin, 1989
The Weather Witch, illustrated by Jon Riley. London: Viking, 1989; New York: Puffin, 1990
Adam's Ark, illustrated by Kevin Jones. London: Viking 1990; New York: Puffin 1992
Giant Gutso and the Wacky Gang, illustrated by Colin West. London: Orchard, 1991
Rory McCory's Nightmare Machine,illustrated by Paul Finn. London: Viking, 1992; New York: Puffin, 1993
The Snowman Who Couldn't Melt, illustrated by Annabel Large. London: Viking, 1993; New York: Puffin 1994
Bubble and Shriek, illustrated by Annabel Large. London: Viking, 19993: New York: Puffin, 1995
Castle of Intrigue, illustrated by Jane Gedye. London: Usborne, 1994
Neighbourhood Witch, illustrated by Annabel Large. London: Viking, 1994; New York: Puffin 1995
Stage Fright, illustrated by Alan Marks. London: Usborne, 1995
Brown Eyes. London: Penguin, 1996; new edition, Longman 1999
The Diary. London: Penguin, 1996
The Clock of Doom. London: Usborne, 1996
The Wakening. London: Yearling, 1996
Football Mad series. London: Hippo
Football Mad, 1997
Football Mad: Off-Side!, 1998
Football Mad: Hat-Trick!, 1999
Football Mad: Teamwork!, 2000
The Midnight Hand. London: Yearling 1997
Lucky Luke and Other very Short Stories. London: Penguin, 1997
Dogbird, illustrated by Tony Ross. London: Corgi, 1998
The Hanging Tree. London: Scholastic, 1998
Millie's Party, illustrated by Bernard Lodge. London: Blue Bananas, 1999
Freight Train. London: Scholastic, 2000
Sausage, illustrated by Nick Ward. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2002
The Were-Pig, illustrated by Tony Ross. London: Corgi 2002
the Watch-Frog, illustrated by Tony Ross. London: Corgi, 2003

FOR ADULTS:

Trek. London: Jonathan Cape, 1991; reissued Corgi, 2007

PICTURE BOOKS

Rabbit & Hedgehog Books, all illustrated by Chris Riddell.
The Birthday Presents London: Andersen Press, 1998; New York: HarperCollins,2000
A Little Bit of Winter. London: Andersen Press, 1998; New York: HarperColiins, 1999
Rabbit's Wish. London: Andersen Press, 2001; New York: HarperCollins 2001
What Do You Remember?. London: Andersen Press, 2002

FICTION CO-AUTHORED WITH CHRIS RIDELL:
Muddle Earth. London: Macmillan, 2003; New York: Yearling, 2009

THE EDGE CHRONICLES

Beyond the Deepwoods. London: Doubleday, 1998; New York: David Fickling Books, 2004
Stormchaser. London: Doubleday, 1999; New York: David Fickling Books, 2004
Midnight Over Sanctaphrax. London: Doubleday, 2000; New York: David Fickling Books, 2004
The Curse of the Gloamglozer. London: Doubleday, 2001; New York: David Fickling Books, 2005
Cloud Wolf. (published for World Book Day 2001). London: Corgi, 2001
The Last of the Sky Pirates. London: Doubleday, 2002; New York: David Fickling Books, 2005
Vox. London: Doubleday, 2003; New York: David Fickling Books, 2005
The Stone Pilot. (published for World Book Day 2006). London: Corgi, 2006
Freeglader. London: Doubleday, 2004; New York: David Fickling Books, 2006
The Winter Knights. London: Doubleday, 2005; New York: David Fickling Books, 2007
Clash of the Skygalleons. London: Doubleday, 2006; New York: David Fickling Books, 2007
The Lost Barkscrolls. London: Doubleday, 2007
The Immortals. London: Doubleday, 2009; New York:(to be published) David Fickling Books 2010

THE BLOBHEADS

All London: Macmillan
Invasion of the Blobs. 2000
Talking Toasters. 2000
School Stinks. 2000
Beware of the Babysitter. 2000
Garglejuice. 2000
Silly Billy. 2000
Naughty Gnomes. 2000
Purple Alert!. 2000
Blobheads go Boing! 2004

A KNIGHTS STORY

Free Lance and the Lake of Skulls. London: Hodder, 2003; New York: New York: (published as Lake of Skulls) Atheneum, 2004
Free Lance and the Field of Blood. London: Hodder, 2004; New York: (published as Joust of Honor) Atheneum, 2005
Free Lance and the Dragon's Hoard. London: Hodder, 2005; New York: (published as Dragon's Hoard) Atheneum, 2005

FAR FLUNG ADVENTURES

Fergus Crane. London: Doubleday, 2004; New York: David Fickling Books,2006
Corby Flood. London: Doubleday, 2005; New York: David Fickling Books, 2006
Hugo Pepper. London: Doubleday, 2006; New York: David Fickling Books, 2007

BARNABY GRIMES

Barnaby Grimes: The Curse of the Nightwolf. London: Doubleday, 2007; New York: David Fickling Books, 2008
Barnaby Grimes: Return of the Emerald Skull. London: Doubleday, 2008; New York: David Fickling Books, 2009
Barnaby Grimes: Legion of the Dead. London: Doubleday, 2008; New York: (to be published) David Fickling Books, 2010
Barnaby Grimes: Phantom of Blood Alley. London: Doubleday, 2009;New York: (to be published) David Fickling Books, 2010

AWARDS:

2004 Smarties Prize Gold Medal, 6-8 Category: Fergus Crane
2005 Smarties Prize Silver Medal 6-8 Category: Corby Flood
2006 Smarties Prize Silver Medal 6-8 Category: Hugo Pepper