Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface and Once.

Praise for Once:'Haunting . . . dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope' – Guardian 'Painfully truthful' – Sunday Times 'Funny and shocking at the same time' – Jewish Chronicle

Morris Gleitzman was born in Lincolnshire and moved to Australia in his teens. He worked as a paperboy, a shelf-stacker, a frozen chicken de-froster, an assistant to a fashion designer and more before taking a degree in Professional Writing at Canberra College and becoming a writer. He has written for TV, stage, newspapers and magazines but is best-known for his hugely succesful children's books including Two Weeks with the Queen, Bumface and Once.

Praise for Once:'Haunting . . . dangerous and desperate, but also full of courage and hope' – Guardian 'Painfully truthful' – Sunday Times 'Funny and shocking at the same time' – Jewish Chronicle