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| '''Martyn Godfrey''' was an ] author of childern's fantasy books. He was born in ], ] on ] 1] but moved to ] ] when he was eight. He graduated from university in ] as a ]. | |||
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| An Edmonton Young Writers’ Conference held by the ], ,and was the Library’s writer-in-residence in ]. He died in ]. | |||
| '''Martyn Godfrey''' (April 17, 1949 — March 10, 2000) was an ] ] of children's ] and ] books. Born in ], England, he moved to ], ] when he was eight. Godfrey graduated from ] in 1974 with a ] ]. | |||
| Godfrey began writing children's stories in the 1980s. In 1989, he was the ]'s writer-in-residence, and that same year won the ] for his book, ''Mystery in the Frozen Lands''. He became one of Canada's most popular and prolific ]. He went on to sell millions of books, both in Canada and throughout the rest of the world.{{Citation needed|date=June 2011}} | |||
| * The Vandarian Incident (1981) | |||
| * The Day the Sky Exploded (1981) | |||
| * Alien Wargames (1984) | |||
| * Spin Out (1984) | |||
| * The Beast (1984) | |||
| * Fire! Fire! (1985) | |||
| * Ice Hawk (1985) | |||
| * The Last War (1986) | |||
| * Plan B Is Total Panic (1986) | |||
| * Do You Want Fries With That? (1986) | |||
| * Rebel Yell (1987) | |||
| * It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time (1987) | |||
| * More Than Weird (1987) | |||
| * Wild Night (1987) | |||
| * Baseball Crazy (1987) | |||
| * Mystery in the Frozen Lands (1988) | |||
| * Why Just Me? (1989) | |||
| * Just Call Me Boom Boom (1994) | |||
| * Meet You in the Sewer ( ) | |||
| * There's a Cow in My Swimming Pool ( ) | |||
| * The Great Science Fair Disaster ( ) | |||
| * The Jaws Mob series ( ) | |||
| * Ms. Teeny-Wonderful Series | |||
| 1. Here She Is, Ms. Teeny Wonderful! (1984) | |||
| 2. It Isn't Easy Being Ms. Teeny Wonderful (1987) | |||
| 3. Send in Ms Teeny-Wonderful (1988) | |||
| 4. Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude (1992) | |||
| * Please Remove Your Elbow From My Ear (1993) | |||
| * Mall-Rats (1995) | |||
| * The Things (1995) | |||
| * Don't Worry About Me, I'm Just Crazy (1995) | |||
| In 2000, he died of complications due to ].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.boomerdeathcounter.com/baby_boomer/bb_8874.html|title = よく下調べをしたうえで依頼 水道業者の仕事とは 大切なトイレを掃除する}}</ref> After his death, the Young Alberta Book Society began presenting an annual Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award in his name. | |||
| ==Novels== | |||
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| * ''The Vandarian Incident'' (1981) | |||
| ==External Links== | |||
| * ''The Day the Sky Exploded'' (1981) | |||
| *http://www.track0.com/ogwc/authors/godfrey_m.html | |||
| * ''Alien Wargames'' (1984) | |||
| *http://projects.cbe.ab.ca/ict/2learn/jcreid/famousalbertans/htmlfiles/albertans/godfrey.htm | |||
| * ''Spin Out'' (1984) | |||
| *http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/g/martyn-godfrey/ | |||
| * ''The Beast'' (1984) | |||
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| * ''Fire! Fire!'' (1985) | |||
| * ''Ice Hawk'' (1985) | |||
| * ''The Last War'' (1986) | |||
| * ''Plan B Is Total Panic'' (1986) | |||
| * ''Do You Want Fries With That?'' (1986) | |||
| * ''Rebel Yell'' (1987) | |||
| * ''It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time'' (1987) | |||
| * ''More Than Weird'' (1987) | |||
| * ''Wild Night'' (1987) | |||
| * ''Baseball Crazy'' (1987) | |||
| * ''Mystery in the Frozen Lands'' (1988) | |||
| * ''Why Just Me?'' (1989) | |||
| * ''Just Call Me Boom Boom'' (1994) | |||
| * ''Meet You in the Sewer'' ( ) | |||
| * ''There's a Cow in My Swimming Pool'' ( ) | |||
| * ''The Great Science Fair Disaster'' ( ) | |||
| * ''The Jaws Mob series'' ( ) | |||
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| #''Here She Is, Ms. Teeny Wonderful!'' (1984) | |||
| #''It Isn't Easy Being Ms. Teeny Wonderful'' (1987) | |||
| #''Send in Ms Teeny-Wonderful'' (1988) | |||
| * ''I Spent My Summer Vacation in Space'' (1990) | |||
| #''Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude'' (1992) | |||
| * ''Please Remove Your Elbow From My Ear'' (1993) | |||
| * ''Mall-Rats'' (1995) | |||
| * ''The Things'' (1995) | |||
| * ''Don't Worry About Me, I'm Just Crazy'' (1995) | |||
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Martyn Godfrey (April 17, 1949 — March 10, 2000) was an English-Canadian author of children's fantasy and science fiction books. Born in Birmingham, England, he moved to Toronto, Ontario when he was eight. Godfrey graduated from University of Alberta in 1974 with a teacher education degree.
Godfrey began writing children's stories in the 1980s. In 1989, he was the Edmonton Public Library's writer-in-residence, and that same year won the Geoffrey Bilson Award for his book, Mystery in the Frozen Lands. He became one of Canada's most popular and prolific children's writers. He went on to sell millions of books, both in Canada and throughout the rest of the world.
In 2000, he died of complications due to liver disease. After his death, the Young Alberta Book Society began presenting an annual Martyn Godfrey Young Writers Award in his name.
Novels
- The Vandarian Incident (1981)
- The Day the Sky Exploded (1981)
- Alien Wargames (1984)
- Spin Out (1984)
- The Beast (1984)
- Fire! Fire! (1985)
- Ice Hawk (1985)
- The Last War (1986)
- Plan B Is Total Panic (1986)
- Do You Want Fries With That? (1986)
- Rebel Yell (1987)
- It Seemed Like A Good Idea at the Time (1987)
- More Than Weird (1987)
- Wild Night (1987)
- Baseball Crazy (1987)
- Mystery in the Frozen Lands (1988)
- Why Just Me? (1989)
- Just Call Me Boom Boom (1994)
- Meet You in the Sewer ( )
- There's a Cow in My Swimming Pool ( )
- The Great Science Fair Disaster ( )
- The Jaws Mob series ( )
- Ms. Teeny-Wonderful Series:
- Here She Is, Ms. Teeny Wonderful! (1984)
- It Isn't Easy Being Ms. Teeny Wonderful (1987)
- Send in Ms Teeny-Wonderful (1988)
- I Spent My Summer Vacation in Space (1990)
- Wally Stutzgummer, Super Bad Dude (1992)
- Please Remove Your Elbow From My Ear (1993)
- Mall-Rats (1995)
- The Things (1995)
- Don't Worry About Me, I'm Just Crazy (1995)
References
External links
Categories:- 1949 births
- 2000 deaths
- Writers from Birmingham, West Midlands
- Deaths from liver disease
- University of Alberta alumni
- Writers from Toronto
- 20th-century English short story writers
- Canadian male short story writers
- 20th-century Canadian novelists
- 20th-century Canadian short story writers
- Canadian children's writers
- Canadian male novelists
- Canadian fantasy writers
- Canadian science fiction writers
- 20th-century Canadian male writers
- English male non-fiction writers
- English emigrants to Canada
- 20th-century English male writers