Mark haddon biography autism
Mark haddon biography autism
Mark haddon author.
Haddon, Mark 1962-
PERSONAL:
Born 1962, in Northampton, England; married Sos Eltis (an educator); children: Alfie. Education: Merton College, Oxford, B.A., 1981; Edinburgh University, M.A., 1984.
Hobbies and other interests: Marathon canoeing, abstract painting.
ADDRESSES:
Home—Oxford, England. Agent—c/o Author Mail, Doubleday, 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019.
CAREER:
Author.
During early career, assisted patients with multiple sclerosis and autism, and worked a variety of part-time jobs, including at a theater box office and in a mail order business; worked as an illustrator and cartoonist for periodicals, including cartoon strip "Men—A User's Guide"; creator of and writer for children's television series Microsoap.
AWARDS, HONORS:
Smarties Prize shortlist, 1994, for The Real Porky Philips; Book Trust Teenage Prize, 2003, Whitbread Book of the Year, 2003, Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction, 2003, Commonwealth Writers Prize for best first book, 200