Morris Gleitzman, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Morris Gleitzman

Australian writer

Date of Birth: 09-Jan-1953

Place of Birth: Sleaford, England, United Kingdom

Profession: writer, children's writer

Nationality: Australia

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

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Morris Gleitzman (born 9 January 1953) is an English-born Australian author of children's and young adult fiction.
He has gained recognition for sparking an interest in AIDS in his controversial novel Two Weeks with the Queen (1990). Gleitzman has collaborated on children's series with another Australian children's author, Paul Jennings.
Gleitzman has also published three collections of his newspaper columns for The Age and The Sydney Morning Herald as books for an adult readership, and he used to write for the popular Norman Gunston Show in the 1970s.
His latest book in the "Once" series, Maybe, was released in 2017.
His most successful books are the Toad series of books.In February 2018 Gleitzman was named the Australian Children's Laureate for 2018/2019.