Terence Blacker

Terence Blacker

Terence Blacker (born February 5, 1948 near Hadleigh, Suffolk) is an English author, columnist, journalist, and publisher. [cite web | title = Open Directory - Arts: Literature: Authors: B: Blacker,_Terence | publisher = Open Directory Project | url = http://www.dmoz.org/Arts/Literature/Authors/B/Blacker,_Terence/desc.html | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmOJTMqY | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate= 2008-02-21] [cite web | title = East Anglican Writers: Terence Blacker | publisher = East Anglican Writers | url = http://www.eastanglianwriters.org.uk/profiles/TerenceBlacker.htm | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmOeAtcs | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-02-21] He is the son of General Sir Cecil Hugh Blacker, and the brother of sculptor Philip Blacker. [cite web | last = Lundy | first = Darryl | title = thePeerage.com - Person Page 19628 | publisher = thePeerage.com | date = February 20, 2008 | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p19628.htm#i196280 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmPLiCkd | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-02-21]

Blacker was educated in Wellington College, Berkshire, England and Trinity College, Cambridge University. [cite web | last = Lundy | first = Darryl | title = thePeerage.com - Person Page 19629 | publisher = thePeerage.com | date = February 20, 2008 | url = http://www.thepeerage.com/p19629.htm | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmPoLXIx | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-02-21]

Blacker began his working life in horse-racing and as an amateur jockey.cite web | last = Blacker | first = Terence | title = Terence Blacker Questions & Answers | publisher = Writers Online | date = 2001 | url = http://www.englishonline.co.uk/writers/other/blacker2.html | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmQ7hwPK | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-02-21 ] Subsequently he worked in publishing for 10 years during the 1970s and 1980s, where he was responsible for overseeing the publication of works by Jerzy Kosinski. [cite web | last = Blacker | first = Terence | title = Plagiarism? Let's just call it postmodernism | publisher = Independent, The (London) | date = June 17, 2002 | url = http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qn4158/is_20020617/ai_n12627315 | archiveurl = http://www.webcitation.org/5VmQT12Xb | archivedate = 2008-02-21 | accessdate = 2008-02-21 ]

Blacker became a full-time writer in 1983 and has written children's books and mysteries for adults. His first children's book "If I Could Work" was published in 1987 and his first adult novel, "FIXX", won critical acclaim and was described by "The Guardian" as a "tour de force". He is an active member of English PEN, and is also an EAW member.

He writes a weekly column for "The Independent" newspaper and writes the "Endpaper" for "The Author". For many years, he wrote the "Harvey Porlock" column in "The Sunday Times", as well as a column about the book business for "Publishing News".

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Bibliography

*Adult books
**"You Cannot Live as I Have Lived and Not End Up Like This: The Thoroughly Disgraceful Life and Times of Willie Donaldson" (2007) ISBN 0091913861
**"Kill Your Darlings" (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000) ISBN 0-297-64658-3
**"Revenance" (Bloomsbury, 1996) ISBN 0-7475-2436-X
**"The Fame Hotel" (Bloomsbury, 1992) ISBN 0-7475-1244-2
**"Fixx" (Bloomsbury, 1989) ISBN 0-7475-0270-6

*Children's books
**"Parentswap" (Farrar Straus Giroux, August 2006) ISBN 0-374-35752-8
**"Tinseltown" (Macmillan Children's Books, January 2005) ISBN 1-4050-5707-6
**"Boy2girl" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-42121-2
**"You Have Ghost Mail" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2002) ISBN 0-333-96001-7
**"The Angel Factory" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2001) ISBN 0-333-90072-3
**"The Transfer" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1998) ISBN 0-333-68970-4
**"Nasty Neighbours / Nice Neighbours" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1992) ISBN 0-333-54675-X
**"Homebird" (Piccadilly Press, 1991) ISBN 1-85340-116-1 (Prentice Hall & IBD, 1993 ISBN 0-02-710685-3)
**"If I Could Work" (Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 1991) ISBN 0-517-07121-5
**"The Surprising Adventures of Baron Munchausen" (Hodder Children's Books, 1990) ISBN 0-340-51261-X
**"Herbie Hamster, Where Are You?" by Terence Blacker, Pippa Unwin (Random House Children's Books, 1990) ISBN 0-679-80838-8
**"Houdini, the Disappearing Hamster" (Andersen Press, 1990) ISBN 0-86264-250-7
**"Henry and the Frights" (Piccadilly Press, 1989) ISBN 0-946826-99-4
**"Neil's Book of the Dead" by Terence Blacker, Nigel Planer (Pavilion Books, 1984) ISBN 0-907516-53-X

*Ms Wiz series
**"Ms Wiz Superstar" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-43406-3
**"The Crazy World of Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2004) ISBN 0-330-43136-6
**"The Secret Life of Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2002) ISBN 0-333-99460-4
**"Ms Wiz: Millionaire" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2001) ISBN 0-333-94794-0
**"Ms Wiz Goes to Hollywood" (Macmillan Children's Books, 2000) ISBN 0-333-90175-4
**"Ms Wiz and the Sister of Doom" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1999) ISBN 0-333-76161-8
**"Ms Wiz Smells a Rat" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1998) ISBN 0-333-73734-2
**"Ms Wiz Supermodel" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1997) ISBN 0-333-71117-3
**"You're Kidding Me, Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1996) ISBN 0-333-67103-1
**"Ms Wiz Loves Dracula" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60774-0 (Piccadilly Press, 1993 ISBN 1-85340-250-8)
**"Power-crazy Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60773-2 (Piccadilly Press, 1992 ISBN 1-85340-177-3)
**"Time Flies for Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60772-4 (Piccadilly Press, 1992 ISBN 1-85340-181-1)
**"Ms Wiz Banned!" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60771-6 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-092-0)
**"Ms Wiz Goes Live" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60770-8 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-073-4)
**"In Control, Ms Wiz?" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60769-4 (Piccadilly Press, 1990 ISBN 1-85340-061-0)
**"You're Nicked, Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60768-6 (Piccadilly Press, 1989 ISBN 1-85340-051-3)
**"In Stitches with Ms Wiz" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60767-8 (Piccadilly Press, 1989 ISBN 1-85340-044-0)
**"Ms Wiz Spells Trouble" (Macmillan Children's Books, 1993) ISBN 0-333-60766-X (Piccadilly Press, 1988 ISBN 1-85340-022-X)

ee also

*AGA saga

References

External links

* [http://argument.independent.co.uk/regular_columnists/terence_blacker/ "Independent" columns by Terence Blacker]
* [http://www.englishonline.co.uk/writers/other/blacker2.html Writers Online - Terence Blacker Questions & Answers]
* [http://dmoz.org/Regional/Europe/United_Kingdom/News_and_Media/Columnists/Blacker,_Terence/ Open Directory Project - Terence Blacker] directory category


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