Alex Milway

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NationalityBritish
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
Occupation
  • Children’s author
  • Illustrator
  • Screenwriter

Alex Milway is a British children’s author, illustrator and screenwriter, best known for his debut series Mousehunter published in 2007[1], the Pigsticks and Harold series published in 2014[2] and the Hotel Flamingo series published in 2019.[3] His newest work is the Big Sky Mountain series.[4]

Career

Milway’s Pigsticks and Harold series was developed for TV with Jam Media and Walker Productions[5], and presented at the 2014 Cartoon Forum.[6] His series, Hotel Flamingo (Piccadilly Press[7]) was shortlisted for the 2020 Alligator’s Mouth Award.[8] Milway’s most recent series Big Sky Mountain (Piccadilly Press[9]) was published on June 10, 2021. The sequel, Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves, has a release date of February 3, 2022.[10]

Milway has adapted two books for the screen: Tales of Franz (ARX Anima)[11] and The Magic Fix (Zodiak Kids).[12]

He also founded the Crystal Palace Children’s Book Festival.[13]

Bibliography

Mousehunter

  • The Mousehunter (2007)[14]
  • The Curse of Mousebeard (2010)[15]
  • Mousebeard’s Revenge (2010).[16]

Mythical 9th Division

  • Operation Robot Storm (2010)[17]
  • Terror of the Deep (2010)[18]
  • The Magma Conspiracy (2011)[19]
  • The Alien Moon (2012).[20]

Pigsticks and Harold

  • Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey (2014)[21]
  • Pigsticks and Harold and the Pirate Treasure (2016)[22]
  • Pigsticks and Harold: The Tuptown Thief (2017)[23]
  • Pigsticks and Harold Lost In Time (2017).[24]

Hotel Flamingo

  • Hotel Flamingo (2019)[25]
  • Hotel Flamingo: Holiday Heatwave (2019)[26]
  • Hotel Flamingo: Carnival Caper (2019)[27]
  • Hotel Flamingo: Fabulous Feast (2020).

Big Sky Mountain

  • Big Sky Mountain (2021)[28]
  • Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves (2022).[29]

Awards and Nominations

Year Award Work Result Ref
2015 Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey Winner [30]
2016 BAFTA Rocliffe Darke Times Forum Listed [31]
2019 North Somerset Teachers’ Book Awards Hotel Flamingo Longlisted [32]
2019 BAFTA Rocliffe Followers Shortlisted [33]
2020 Brilliant Book Award Hotel Flamingo Winner [34]
2020 Alligator’s Mouth Award Hotel Flamingo Shortlisted [35]
2021 BAFTA Rocliffe The Lost Tapes of Roxy Jones (with Katie Lee) Shortlisted [36]

References

  1. ↑ "The Mousehunter". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "The FT's Summer books 2014". Financial Times. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Hotel Flamingo". Piccadilly Press. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Milway's environmental series Big Sky Mountain to Piccadilly Press". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Why publishers should engage in co-productions". mipblog.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Jam Media Wins Top Positions at Cartoon Forum for 'Early Bird' and 'Pigsticks & Harold'". IFTN. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Milway's Piccadilly Hotel to open its doors". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  8. ↑ "The Alligator's Mouth Award 2020 Shortlist". The Bright Agency. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  9. ↑ "Big Sky Mountain". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Forest Wolves". fantasticfiction.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "The fifth Kids Kino Industry announces its selection". Cineuropa. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  12. ↑ "Zodiak Kids". zodiakkids.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  13. ↑ "The Crystal Palace Children's Book Festival". Palace Festival. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  14. ↑ "The Mousehunter". Little, Brown and Company. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  15. ↑ "The Mousehunter: The Curse of Mousebeard". Little, Brown and Company. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  16. ↑ "Mousebeard's Revenge". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  17. ↑ "Operation Robot Storm". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  18. ↑ "Terror of the Deep". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  19. ↑ "The Magma Conspiracy". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  20. ↑ "The Alien Moon". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  21. ↑ "Pigsticks and Harold and the Incredible Journey". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  22. ↑ "Pigsticks and Harold and the Pirate Treasure". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  23. ↑ "Pigsticks and Harold and the Tuptown Thief". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  24. ↑ "Pigsticks and Harold Lost in Time!". Penguin Random House. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  25. ↑ "Hotel Flamingo". goodreads.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  26. ↑ "Hotel Flamingo: Holiday Heatwave". Piccadilly Press. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  27. ↑ "Hotel Flamingo: Carnival Caper". Piccadilly Press. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  28. ↑ "Big Sky Mountain". lovereading4kids.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  29. ↑ "Big Sky Mountain: The Forest Wolves". lovereading4kids.co.uk. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  30. ↑ "Maryland Blue Crab Young Reader Award - Transitional Fiction". fictiondb.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  31. ↑ "BAFTA ROCLIFFE FORUM LIST – TV DRAMA 2016" (PDF). rocliffe.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  32. ↑ "The 2019 Booklist". North Somerset Teachers' Book Award. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  33. ↑ "BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW WRITING SHOWCASE Ð FILM 2019" (PDF). rocliffe.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  34. ↑ "2020 Brilliant Book Award". my.nicheacademy.com. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  35. ↑ "Pye and Stower among finalists for Alligator's Mouth Award". The Bookseller. Retrieved 10 January 2022.
  36. ↑ "BAFTA ROCLIFFE NEW WRITING SHOWCASE: CHILDREN, FAMILY AND YA MEDIA" (PDF). bafta.org. Retrieved 10 January 2022.

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