Neil Gaiman

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Neil Gaiman. By: K.G. Basic information!. Grew up in England Attended church schools Such as Ardingly college. How he got started.??. His first book was a biography about the former band Duran Duran Most of his books were suggested to be turned into films Work has appeared in 19 countries. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Neil GaimanBy: K.G.

Basic information!

• Grew up in England

• Attended church schools

• Such as Ardingly college

How he got started.??

• His first book was a biography about the former band Duran Duran

• Most of his books were suggested to be turned into films

• Work has appeared in 19 countries

About him

• His hobbies include, writing things down, hiding and talking about himself in third person

• A professional writer for more than twenty years

• Writes a lot of his books about his feelings at the moment

• Neil’s first children’s book

• Won 5 awards

• Nominated for Prix Tam Tam

• Illustrated prose novel

• Published in 1997

• Selected as best book of “97”

• Publishes in 2001

• Best seller in hardcover and paper back

• Won hugo award

“Hugo's”

• Neil has won many hugo awards, he has received one for almost every book he has written

• Given out for best science fiction

Or best fantasy book for previous year

Nebulas

• Given for best science fiction

Of the previous year

• Neil has won 2 nebulas

• Given to authors who have

Performed outstanding

achievement in the field

• Neil has won 1 World fantasy award

World Fantasy

Bram Stoker

• Given to the best horror

Writers for the previous year

• Neil won 4 awards of this

kind

Locus

• Given to winners chosen

By locus magazine poll

Readers

• Neil won 9 locus awards

Mythopoeic

• Given to authors with best

Literature or literary based books

• Neil has one 3 awards of this kind

Now..

• Currently married to Mary McGrath

• 3 children, Michael, Holly, and Madison

• Lives in Minneapolis

Work Cited

• www.neilgaiman.com

• www.bookbrowse.com/biographies/index.cfm?author_nimber=671

• www.januarymagazine.com