

He was born in England in 1953 and emigrated to Australia in 1969. His moving and humourous style has endeared him to children and adults alike, and he is now one of Australia’s most successful authors, both internationally and at home. Morris wrote his first children’s novel in 1985. Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling Australian children’s author whose books explore serious and sometimes confronting subjects in funny and unexpected ways.

Morris lives in Sydney and Brisbane, and his books are published in more than twenty countries. His titles include Two Weeks With The Queen, Grace, Doubting Thomas, Bumface, Give Peas A Chance, Extra Time, Loyal Creatures, Digging Up Dad and the series Once, Then, After, Soon, Maybe, Now and Always. His books explore serious and sometimes confronting subjects in humourous and unexpected ways. Morris Gleitzman is a bestselling Australian children’s author.
